Reply from Marie, Child's Age 14 - 11/10/02 - IP#: 213.149.175.89I really suggest you try and have a talk with your daughters and gain their confidence,without giving them the feeling that you are angry with them because of their problems.The older one may be afraid of you getting mad with her again,especially as you mentioned they had strict training when they were younger and probably remembers this!As for her wesring the plastic pants,you obviously don't want her start making this a habit,so try to ask her why she puts them on etc. and explain that they are really for babies(even though very few moms use them anymore nowadays!) and you don't want her to feel the need to use them at her age etc.If you look at my correspondance,you will see that I had exactly the opposite problem to you,trying to make my daughter wear them when she hated it for so many reasons!!I've now given-up with them and am trying some new ideas sent in by other users of this site-peace of mind and not seeing my daughters tantrums every evening any more has made the effort worth it! Good luck,and let me know how things go! Marie. |