The 5 Min Method

A couple of friends have emailed me asking me what do i do to Grace to stop her from her morning crying.. 

Well, i used the 5 mins method that was taught to us in SM. 

Steps for the 5 min method :

1. Use your hand to touch your child forehead, the touching of love and care to your child (As a matter of fact, Grace HATES this. She will push my hand away when i touch any part of her when she's dozing off.. )

2. When touching, speak in gentle and loving tone, praising your child that he/she is good, sensible, respect, attentive child etc.  Mummy love you, and you love mommy too. Tomorrow morning when you are awake, quickly brush your teeth and change into your uniform on your own, have your breakfast (you go on with your message for your child BUT REFRAIN from saying things like "don't cry, don't this and don't that.")

3. repeat the same speech while still touching the forehead till your child is in deep sleep!

You have to be persistent, consistent on this to see results.

I have previously tried this method, speaking to her about her temper, her waking up a couple times in the middle of the night, some of her english pronunciation which we tried correcting in the day time but without much success etc.. So far, it works... You can try it too and let me know does it works with your child. :)