https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:24:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge/page/2#post-1441413 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:18:16 +0000 cascademom 1441413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 18 months old. Tantrums, especially about cookies, are the worst ones. He wakes up talking about cookies, but it's more of a manipulation to see if he can get it. This morning was another tough one. He cried even when he got one for getting ready. Transitions are also tough on him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge/page/2#post-1441369 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:57:54 +0000 purrpletulips 1441369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD 3.5yo - eating at a reasonable pace, she chews each bite or oatmeal like 100 times</p> <p>DS 17m - screaming/hitting/throwing himself down tantrums for just about everything but especially if told no </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge/page/2#post-1441302 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:32:02 +0000 winniebee 1441302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: I don't have a transition object per se but usually give him an object or snack before we transition (match box car, plane, ball, book, etc). Does it help if you use the same object? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge/page/2#post-1441036 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:13:13 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1441036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: have you tried a transition object? I can't remember if I read it on this blog or somewhere else, but they take the object to the next place. Like from swing to stroller could be a certain stroller toy. When teaching preschool I would give lots o warnings before a transition, 5 min, 1 min, then 5,4,3,2,1 to make it REALLY clear.</p> <p>Our current issue is dealing with his frustration since his language hasn't caught up with his understanding and desire. It can be hard to figure out what he wants and his yells don't help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1441006 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:06:31 +0000 SeptMomma12 1441006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beyond2: I'm also hoping that as he learns new words, the whining will ease up! His best buddy is pretty advanced in language and doesn't seem to whine as much. It's brutal:( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439986 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:27:53 +0000 yerpie110 1439986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swurlygurl: How old is your daughter? Sounds EXACTLY like my girl, and is my greatest challenge as well! My LO's name also starts with L too, hehe. Also, I tried CIO with her in the past, and she cried for 3 hours straight until I finally pulled the plug. CIO will never work for mine either!</p> <p>My LO is only 13 months old, but I say she's 13 months going on 13 years because she knows exactly.what.she.wants (or doesn't want) and nothing will do until it happens. I try to stay positive and remind myself that it's good for her to be persistent and strong, and those are traits that will serve her well when she's an adult, but her stubbornness frustrates me to no end sometimes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439950 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:16:17 +0000 lilyann 1439950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beyond2: @BananaPancakes: @SeptMomma12: Another September 2012 momma to a whiney toddler boy :wink: He has also started whining when we leave somewhere or stop doing something he finds fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439919 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:06:13 +0000 littlek 1439919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Biting was a really rough stage for us. It was a dark time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439918 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:05:42 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1439918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This phrase: "I don't WANT to!" Complete with a little flourish of the arms and defiant stare. He's 2.5.</p> <p>With the baby, it's naps. He's 4 month and most of them are the 30-minute "seriously, that was really restful?" kind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439900 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:59:26 +0000 edelweiss 1439900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 13 months so i know that discipline/tantrums are coming very soon, but so far the biggest challenge has definitely been his sleep. i was an absolute wreck during maternity leave trying anything and everything to get him to fall asleep and stay asleep. i feel traumatized. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439886 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:57:27 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1439886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lately it's "walking"- he wants to walk everywhere by himself. However he won't hold my hand or listen when he does so I've started having to tell him that walking is a privilege he only gets if he can listen to me, or else I carry him. He hates being in a grocery cart or held somewhere he could be running. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439871 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:54:34 +0000 petunia354 1439871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ree723: Glad I'm not the only one! Hang in there though, I'm sure the hormones plus adjusting to 2 LO's has got to be tough. Cut yourself some slack, I'm sure things will get better soon!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439850 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:47:17 +0000 Ree723 1439850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@petunia354: Right there with you on the lack of patience. When it was just DD, I had all the patience in the world, but when I got towards the latter stages of pregnancy with DD2, and since she arrived two weeks ago, I find that my patience is virtually zilch. I hate it, it makes me feel like the world's most horrible mother :-( I'm hoping it's just hormones and I go back to my normally patient self very soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439829 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:37:28 +0000 Beyond2 1439829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: @SeptMomma12: I'm so glad it's not just my son!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439825 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:35:18 +0000 Beyond2 1439825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whining! At 17 months the level of whining is driving me insane! It's almost constant... I'm really anxious for him to learn more words. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439808 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:23:03 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1439808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right now it's the whining and discipline. Time outs do not se to phase her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439800 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:19:44 +0000 petunia354 1439800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My biggest parenting challenge is my lack of patience! It's something I struggle with daily. Thank goodness DH has the patience of a saint, we make a good pair. I can't help but be disappointed in myself though, it's really something I need to work on. My kid isn't even that whiny or bad, I just have zero patience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439797 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:16:58 +0000 BananaPancakes 1439797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: Ha ha. Mothers of Whiny Toddler Boys unite! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439775 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:09:50 +0000 Weagle 1439775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've dealt with a bunch of whiny tantrums again lately. I don't know why they've come back with such a vengeance. Also, getting her still for diaper changes always includes some kind of discipline. It drives me crazy. You would think that she would welcome someone cleaning off her point butt, but no. I'm actually really looking forward to potty training. LO is 21 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439773 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:08:21 +0000 Smurfette 1439773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: I can't get R to chicken at all.</p> <p>I totally read this wrong when I answered above. Right now, bedtime, she won't go down at 7 like she has been. And is waking up at 5. So she is not getting enough sleep like at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439761 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:03:46 +0000 JoJoGirl 1439761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gosh. Right in this moment, things are actually going well?! LO started STTN this past weekend which has been glorious, so while I'm not actually *rested* yet, things are okay. I'd say food, though - LO has decided she will ONLY EAT CHICKEN AND NOTHING ELSE, even though she was so into her veggies for a long time. Last night I put it all in front of her BLW-style, and she ate the chicken and threw the broccoli overboard. Cute and smart but... no. She's 9.5 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439732 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:45:51 +0000 Ra 1439732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My current parenting challenge actually has nothing to do with LO. I have chronic insomnia and most nights I get 3-4 hours of sleep, if I sleep at all. It's brutal and I'm utterly exhausted. It makes it really difficult to be engaged and patient with LO on a daily basis. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439712 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:32:47 +0000 SeptMomma12 1439712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: Ha. We basically just wrote the same post at the same time. I feel your pain! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439711 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:32:15 +0000 SeptMomma12 1439711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whining. He's 17 months and the whining is killing me. He is pretty much permanently attached to my right leg, whining to be picked up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439710 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:32:06 +0000 BananaPancakes 1439710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whining. Oh the whining. He's a huge mama's boy right now and the whining is insane. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1439701 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:25:18 +0000 looch 1439701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bed time. My son hates the whole process and drags it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1437757 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:25:07 +0000 Turd Ferguson 1437757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleep. She's 3.5 months. Yawn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1437743 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:22:39 +0000 Silva 1437743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleep. Even now that it's improving, I am so tired. It's hard for me to be engaged when I'm this exhausted. Hopefully she continues on this positive trend and I can start making up some of my accumulated sleep debt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1437741 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:22:12 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1437741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kimberlybee: well they typically eat a very large lunch so i try not to stress about it. they're just not big dinner eaters.</p> <p>it just is extremely disheartening when i spend so much time cooking and they don't eat it. feels like such a waste of time when i don't really enjoy cooking in the first place.</p> <p>i'm hoping they grow out of it. talking to parents of older kids, most do around 6 because they're just growing and hungry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge#post-1437729 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:20:18 +0000 illumina 1437729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly it's more about parenting as a whole that has been a huge challenge...accepting that there is no logical explanation, that things don't always follow a pattern so changing the way I see her and her World (now our World) has been hard for me. Lacking confidence is a major problem too. I thought that the sleeping, eating, dealing with a crying baby, cleaning up sick, dirty nappies would be the hardest, but it's actually not. </p>