MomNamedEmily

My question for the crowd is – how do you handle Mother’s Day for your partner’s family? I have little kids and barely have the energy to plan anything for my myself or my mom (which I’ve told her and she understands), but I feel obligated to do something (or guilt for not doing anything) for my MIL each year. Sigh…

I’m really looking forward to seeing the answers because I agree, some of the gentle parenting techniques don’t seem to work at such a young age. One thing I’ve found to help is that my toddler will melt
down when we give him choices that he doesn’t really need to make. For example, when selecting a show, I’ve learned to just pick a show for him instead of giving him options and then he melts down if it’s not the right one (even if it’s the show, he said he wants… “illogical” is the best word to describe this age sometimes!) But if I simply pick a show and start playing it, he enjoys it. I sometimes think choice is overwhelming at this age. Best of luck!