An Open Letter to My High Energy 3-Year-Old Who Does Not Listen

"Ah my sweet little Lincy Loncs, our precious Blinky Bear. You are always happy, always laughing and giggling and finding fun for the room. But you do not want to listen. EVER. At this stage, you are turning 3 in just over a month. You want to run into the road, buckle your own seat belt, eat chocolate for breakfast, refuse to go to bed, brush your own teeth (except you just don’t really do it, you only eat the tooth paste). This feisty independence of yours, while honourable at times, is leaving your mama insane!" About this Episode: Above is an excerpt from my blog, an open letter to my 3-year-old. In this episode I open up about my struggles with parenting feisty toddlers and how my own ghosts in the nursery caused me take pause to heal myself before I could be a more capable mother. It is tough raising kids well, but it is also so rewarding. And no day will look the same. Have a listen and enjoy a laugh or two. I get real honest about the ugliness in my own childhood and mothering journey and how even my own version of an adult star chart helps me get better at it. If we manage ourselves the way we teach our toddlers to manage themselves, we would be thriving wouldn't we?! OK, maybe that is just me haha. Happy listening. Find me on IG at @capetownmomchristina and lets connect.