These Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays have been tough lately. There's no time to get to a park before school, and by the time the kids get home, they're pretty exhausted. To compensate, we've kept it close to home on those days, and as soon as the meltdowns begin, we leave. Izzie's been having a really rough time since school started. My girl who was once so independent and determined is now walking around like she's been defeated by the world. It's breaking my heart. At this park, she got frustrated when she fell off the balance beam, and spent the next 10 minutes sitting on the ground pouting. I tried talking to her, Elijah tried talking to her. Even other kids tried to get her to play. Finally I said that we needed to go, which inspired a temper tantrum of epic proportions. I had to carry her to the car kicking and screaming, and it took her quite a while to calm down. I wish I knew how to better support her. ugh!
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