There’s no question that you need to make sure that your baby knows you are the boss. There’s no better way to do that than to set extremely arbitrary rules for them to follow. The more incongruous and self-serving, the better! Your baby will definitely know you are in charge when they are forced to follow rules that they don’t understand!
For example, your baby might not want to wear those cute socks that you bought at Gap Kids. Nonsense! If she pulls those socks off, they’re going right back on. Over and over and over again. You’re the boss, after all, and baby is just going to have to deal. Another example is when baby gets fussy, because she hasn’t had her nap. You set the schedule, not baby! The best thing to do in that instance is to tell her to calm down and stop being fussy. Nearly nine out of ten times, that works perfectly fine. That other time, she probably just needs a diaper change. Remember, you are the boss! I could go on and on with examples of excellent and arbitrary rules you can set for your baby, but I think you get the gist. Feel free to comment below with your own ideas for silly rules you can make to show your baby whose really in charge.
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