http://www.awakeparent.com/jill/rewind-a-simple-trick-that-really-works/ Shelly Phillips offers parenting tips, help and classes Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:47:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.awakeparent.com/jill/rewind-a-simple-trick-that-really-works/#comment-3265 Sherris Berner Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:16:38 +0000 http://www.awakeparent.com/?p=836#comment-3265 Hi Jill, I was having a hard time getting my daughter to sit forward facing in her car seat the other afternoon so I could buckle her in and take her home from daycare. We were both getting nowhere as she held on to anything she could grab with all her might and it was becoming quite a battle. I just stood there holding on to her feet trying to keep her in her seat and thought wow this is not working. So I told her, this really isn't working for either of us. How about we start over and this time I will let you climb up into your seat and sit down all by yourself, like a big girl. I had to repeat it one more time to make sure she heard me before I let go and she gladly got out of the van, I closed the door and walked back a few steps to the curb. Then I approached the van the same way we did before, pretending to blast off, but instead of putting her in her seat I placed her on the ground and let her get in and she did it quickly and willingly. I am so glad I read this section about rewinding and starting over, this was so helpful! Hi Jill,
I was having a hard time getting my daughter to sit forward facing in her car seat the other afternoon so I could buckle her in and take her home from daycare. We were both getting nowhere as she held on to anything she could grab with all her might and it was becoming quite a battle. I just stood there holding on to her feet trying to keep her in her seat and thought wow this is not working. So I told her, this really isn’t working for either of us. How about we start over and this time I will let you climb up into your seat and sit down all by yourself, like a big girl. I had to repeat it one more time to make sure she heard me before I let go and she gladly got out of the van, I closed the door and walked back a few steps to the curb. Then I approached the van the same way we did before, pretending to blast off, but instead of putting her in her seat I placed her on the ground and let her get in and she did it quickly and willingly. I am so glad I read this section about rewinding and starting over, this was so helpful!

]]> http://www.awakeparent.com/jill/rewind-a-simple-trick-that-really-works/#comment-2854 Erika Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:48:40 +0000 http://www.awakeparent.com/?p=836#comment-2854 Hi Jill and Shelly, Your "start over" technique couldn't have come at a more fortuitous time. My husband and I were on the brink of separation. I didn't want to admit I was running away from my fear of life going back to the way it was, my anger, hurt and resentment over the way I felt I was treated when we were married, and especially the shame and remorse that consumed me about mistakes I had made while trying to deal with that anger, hurt and resentment. I couldn't forgive myself, so I wasn't able to accept his forgiveness. But things came to a head, and somehow we managed to come back to each other, take a leap of faith to start again. It's never too late. But never say never! Hi Jill and Shelly,
Your “start over” technique couldn’t have come at a more fortuitous time. My husband and I were on the brink of separation. I didn’t want to admit I was running away from my fear of life going back to the way it was, my anger, hurt and resentment over the way I felt I was treated when we were married, and especially the shame and remorse that consumed me about mistakes I had made while trying to deal with that anger, hurt and resentment. I couldn’t forgive myself, so I wasn’t able to accept his forgiveness. But things came to a head, and somehow we managed to come back to each other, take a leap of faith to start again. It’s never too late. But never say never!

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