Comments on: How To Win A Test Of Wills With A 4 Year Old http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2007/09/24/how-to-win-a-test-of-wills-with-a-4-year-old/ stories. tips. ideas. struggles. joys. of being a daddy Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:34:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Beky http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2007/09/24/how-to-win-a-test-of-wills-with-a-4-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-3870 Beky Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:20:23 +0000 http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2007/09/24/how-to-win-a-test-of-wills-with-a-4-year-old/#comment-3870 Dude....You are quite the lifesaver for my husband and I! We were convinced we were alone in the Strong-Willed Boy, Pee-Pee Wars department. Our (almost) 4 year old has taken to waking us from a dead sleep to tell us that his bed is "all wet". It is such a deliberate act that I was certain it had to just be an issue with our kid. Thanks to your blog, my hubby and I removed the bed with no explanation to the Boy Child! I mad him take all of his bedding to the washer and, by the time he returned from the laundry room, his bed was MIA! Oh....the look on his face was PRICELESS! Needless to say, 24 hours later, his bed was back, bedding was washed and returned and all was Right With the Toddler World once more! THANK YOU SUBURBAN DAD! Dude….You are quite the lifesaver for my husband and I! We were convinced we were alone in the Strong-Willed Boy, Pee-Pee Wars department. Our (almost) 4 year old has taken to waking us from a dead sleep to tell us that his bed is “all wet”. It is such a deliberate act that I was certain it had to just be an issue with our kid. Thanks to your blog, my hubby and I removed the bed with no explanation to the Boy Child! I mad him take all of his bedding to the washer and, by the time he returned from the laundry room, his bed was MIA! Oh….the look on his face was PRICELESS!
Needless to say, 24 hours later, his bed was back, bedding was washed and returned and all was Right With the Toddler World once more!
THANK YOU SUBURBAN DAD!

]]> By: Blog Birthday http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2007/09/24/how-to-win-a-test-of-wills-with-a-4-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Blog Birthday Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:07:54 +0000 http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2007/09/24/how-to-win-a-test-of-wills-with-a-4-year-old/#comment-328 [...] Blogging Is Fun - When I’m in the middle of a daddy episode, at my wits end, tantrums all around me, or in a major battle of wills, I actually start thinking This will make a great blog topic. And it makes the daddy episode easier. Fun even. I find I take pictures with my cell phone to write about it later. Kids out of control in McDonalds playland? Not to worry. Just take a picture (I’ll write about that one soon). [...] [...] Blogging Is Fun – When I’m in the middle of a daddy episode, at my wits end, tantrums all around me, or in a major battle of wills, I actually start thinking This will make a great blog topic. And it makes the daddy episode easier. Fun even. I find I take pictures with my cell phone to write about it later. Kids out of control in McDonalds playland? Not to worry. Just take a picture (I’ll write about that one soon). [...]

]]> By: The Disgusting Part Of Being A Parent http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2007/09/24/how-to-win-a-test-of-wills-with-a-4-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-302 The Disgusting Part Of Being A Parent Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:43:44 +0000 http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2007/09/24/how-to-win-a-test-of-wills-with-a-4-year-old/#comment-302 [...] Thing 1 has struggled with potty training to say the least (see this and this for some history). Recently, we stumbled upon what is possibly the source of his troubles. Who knew a four year old could become constipated? After reading up on the causes and symptoms - low fiber diet, drinks lots of milk, holds in and avoids going to point of accident - it now seems so obvious. How could we have missed it? Terrible parents. [...] [...] Thing 1 has struggled with potty training to say the least (see this and this for some history). Recently, we stumbled upon what is possibly the source of his troubles. Who knew a four year old could become constipated? After reading up on the causes and symptoms – low fiber diet, drinks lots of milk, holds in and avoids going to point of accident – it now seems so obvious. How could we have missed it? Terrible parents. [...]

]]> By: smw http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2007/09/24/how-to-win-a-test-of-wills-with-a-4-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-129 smw Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:01:09 +0000 http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2007/09/24/how-to-win-a-test-of-wills-with-a-4-year-old/#comment-129 It's great to know we are not alone! Look on the bright side -- maybe your son will use his strong-will to run a successful business one day (and take care of his parents). It’s great to know we are not alone! Look on the bright side — maybe your son will use his strong-will to run a successful business one day (and take care of his parents).

]]> By: Megan/ Velveteen Mind http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2007/09/24/how-to-win-a-test-of-wills-with-a-4-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Megan/ Velveteen Mind Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:03:24 +0000 http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2007/09/24/how-to-win-a-test-of-wills-with-a-4-year-old/#comment-124 Damn, I think this post should have had a question mark at the end of the title because you aren't helping me here! ;) Rather, you are just spooking me for what I have ahead of me with two little boys. Good luck to you, guy. The peeing thing is a challenge for sure. Especially when it makes beds disappear. Stumbled into your post through BlogRush and I'm looking forward to looking around. I see your vacation post title below and I'm there. I just wrote about our first family vacation and my illusions being shattered as to what "vacation" must now mean. Happy to have found you! Damn, I think this post should have had a question mark at the end of the title because you aren’t helping me here! ;) Rather, you are just spooking me for what I have ahead of me with two little boys.

Good luck to you, guy. The peeing thing is a challenge for sure. Especially when it makes beds disappear.

Stumbled into your post through BlogRush and I’m looking forward to looking around. I see your vacation post title below and I’m there. I just wrote about our first family vacation and my illusions being shattered as to what “vacation” must now mean. Happy to have found you!

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