Hi, this is Janet Lansbury. Welcome to Unruffled.

Well, as we're all winding down or up into the holidays,

I thought that I would share some ideas that I have for managing our children's

behavior at this time, managing our own comfort and also how to maximize the fun for our children and therefore for us.

So I'll actually be reading a couple of holiday posts from my website and hope to offer something that's helpful or inspiring to you.

Okay, here's the first one. This is my holiday survival guide.

Tis the season to be Jolly.

It's also the season to remember that excitement,

stimulation, the disruption of daily routines,

traveling and social events all tend to bring out the very worst in our young children.

So the holidays are a particularly important time

anywhere, consider your child's perspective.

The early years are an extremely sensitive period when our children's senses work really, really well.

They haven't developed filters yet, so they can't help but absorb all the energy and

stimulation in their environments.

This hypersensitivity and awareness

are what make it possible for babies to make more developmental strides

in their first three years than they will in all the following years put together.

This also means that the types of events, outings, and other experiences that might be pleasurably invigorating for adults can be intense and overwhelming for our children.

If you're like me, you'll need to keep reminding yourself that children are on a different frequency.

We simply can't gauge their comfort level by ours.

So remembering to consider our children's perspective is the key to minimizing

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