Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Tip of the Week: Favorite Things

One important thing I have learned as a mom: buy multiples! If your child has a favorite item, do yourself a favor and buy one or more "back-ups" of the item. You and your child will avoid a meltdown if, God forbid, you misplace your child’s “blankie” or “binkie” (which will inevitably happen)!

A few years ago I was in Walt Disney World with my daughter, and to my horror I watched as her last “binkie” fell through the crack of the pier into the canal below. My daughter was hysterical, and unfortunately she didn’t buy my story that the baby alligators would take care of it for her. Then of course I became upset too, because we had a three-hour plane ride ahead of us with no “binkies”!

The moral of the story is that it is better to be safe than sorry! Have several of your child’s favorite thing on hand at all times. You can never have too many, especially if it avoids the dreaded meltdown!

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