Kira Having Tantrums
It's been going on for weeks. I haven't been approaching the problem methodically, so I don't really know where to start, the primary cause, or exactly how we have been coping. I'm going to try and make sense of it all in this post. I want to say it all started once Renee grew out of her baby phase and into her toddler phase. Kira could see Renee was becoming more like an equal and less like something that takes up all of her mommy's time and attention, and she can't even communicate with the thing to boot. Renee is talking now and responds to Kira's questions. I think in Kira's mind, she sees Renee as one of her peers, like her friends at school. When they play, Renee can't keep up or does not want to cooperate, and right away Kira will lose her patience, get frustrated/agitated, and eventually throw a tantrum. These tantrums range from full out crying and screaming to stomping away and refusal to discuss. When she cries, I find myself do...