Learning the Lucy way...

Anna loves her big sister and we are now at the stage where what Lucy does, Anna wants to do. She thinks Lucy is smashing and mimics what she plays with and is already looking up to her. I can at times fell quite dubious about Lucy's prowess as a role model (see picture attached?), but in recent days she has been brilliant with her baby sister. Princess Lucy's behaviour (which has been pretty awful of late) has turned a corner with the use of the 'Christmas tree' child psychology behavioural technique model. The principle is simple. Lucy behaves well and she gets to colour in a bauble on the tree. If she colours in fifty before Christmas she will actually get presents! Move over Piaget we have reinvented the wheel in the Hammond household. The knock on effect is fantastic. Lucy is playing with Anna, giggling, doing as she is asked and teaching Anna how to behave well too. She is also behaving well. I know that I am prone to cocking things up by writing them on my blog, but so far so good. The delightful Mrs Hammond and I are lacking in parental sleep this week as the giant and highly aggressive Molar teeth are on their way through in poor Anna's mouth. I know the time that is 3am intimately this week!