I love my Rachel more than words can describe, but try and get this girl to hurry is like the quintessential Sound of Music phrase "How to you catch a cloud and pin it down?" It's near impossible to elicit any sense of urgency when the school bell is going to ring in 5 minutes and hair still isn't combed and socks are nowhere near to being put on the feet. There is no concept of time here. Ten minutes and one hour are identical to Rachel.And she absolutely hates to be rushed....it stresses her out. So that leaves a mom (me) stuck between a rock and a hard place and no attempts that I've made so far using many different tactics work....I'm at a loss. I don't want to rush her growing up, but rather instill a sense of keeping track of time.
Any ideas?
Sounds like she's on "Island Time." I think there's at least one in every family. LOL I love that picture of Rachel - how adorable is she! Sorry I have no advice. Living in a world where everything is scheduled and rushed I love being on island time. Maybe wake her up earlier? I dunno... :-) Good luck!
ReplyDeleteHahaha she definitely is on her own time....it's not just in the morning either, it's whenever we need to be somewhere :-)
ReplyDeleteRewards for getting ready early. Find her "currency". If she's in the car ready to go two minutes earlier than you leave, then she gets two smarties...or whatever her currency is. Every minute she's late, you get five minutes of extra laundry folding or something you need to do anyway. Maybe that will work or just wake her up even earlier the next day.
ReplyDeleteI understand the pros and cons of this kind of non-time. I once had a daughter who was not much on clock time either. I guess the only thing would be to give Rachel a checklist of things that need to be done prior to whatever and let her suffer the consequences (not having hair combed at school, etc.) if she doesn't complete her list. (Very hard for a conscientious mom.) Then give Rachel lots of unstructured time to be Rachel.
ReplyDeleteShe sounds like my niece....and they make the best friends...and cousins!!!!
ReplyDeleteHey, I just love Rachel too! She's great! And, she's the same as Lizzy, she can't be rushed. I have no advice, as I'm dealing with the same problem myself. If you get any good advice, pass it along please.
ReplyDeleteThat is a tricky one. We have one too. We yell at him and say "Seriously?!" a bajillion times. That does not work one bit.
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