10 Resolutions Toddlers Should Make for the New Year
I will take advantage of nap time in 2012!
Last week on my personal blog, I posted “15 New Year’s Resolutions My 2yo Should Make”.
They included things like experimenting with foods outside of the bread food group, refraining from licking random glass surfaces and learning to love my mittens.
Turns out, my daughter has a lot to work on this year!
I invited my readers to add resolutions they wished their toddlers would make for 2012.
Below are ten of my favorites.
1. I will not resist wearing pants when it’s required. -Alison
2. I will be nice to my baby brother and stop nudging him with my foot when I think no one is watching. -Pam
3. If I can’t find my Finn McMissile and Holly Shiftwell, I will realize I have 12 gazillion other Cars with which I can play. -Abigail
4. If I say I want to eat a particular food item, I will actually eat it, as opposed to waiting for Mommy to prepare it and then rejecting it, only to ask for something else. -Heather
5. I will draw in my coloring books as they were intended, instead of on the walls, on the windows and on myself. -Jerseygirl in VA
6. I will stop screaming like someone is slicing my beloved Elmo apart while I am on my daily commute home. -Brianna
7. I will adapt a new attitude towards naps with an understanding that they are a rare and little-appreciated gift. -Dawn
8. I will learn that while a toilet and bathtub both have water in it, they are actually two entirely different devices with different roles to play in my hygiene routine. -Kande
9. I will not wait until an hour after going to bed to make a HUGE poop. Every. Single. Night. -Lauren
10. I will stop growing up so fast. -Pamela W
Your turn. What New Year’s Resolutions do you wish your toddler would make for 2012?
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Yay, you chose one of mine!!! (we’re still working on the pants thing by the way)
I will not defy the laws of how much sleep a toddler needs every night.
I knew you couldn’t resist a good Elmo dig!
I will play with toys when no one else is playing with them, instead of screaming for them as soon as someone else picks them up.
I will not whine incessantly over every little thing and I will try and actually tell Mommy what I want so as not to drive her completely insane.
I will master potty training!!! I will be a positive example to my younger brother who will be learning soon enough.
I will not use my command of the English language to say shockingly weird things to semi-strangers, like “It’s okay, I know you’re not going to peel my skin off” to the stylist in the kiddie salon.
Awww, I feel special for being included!
Excellent list! I will pin these to the wall in the kitchen and have the kids recite them daily. That shouldn’t work at all, but at least I’ll be making an effort.