How to Handle a Fussy Child

This article is inspired by my daughter. Today has been a bit challenging. She is sick with a cold, stomach flu, and pink eye. She got up 2 hours earlier than she normally does, wouldn't nap when she was supposed to, only slept for about 30 minutes instead of her usual 3 hour nap, is refusing most foods, and has been refusing fluids for a good part of the day, even when I offered it in a sippy cup or bottle instead of her usual cup (despite only being 18mos she is actually really good at drinking out of an adult size cup without drowning herself or spilling!). Anyway, so after dealing with her being this fussy for just about 10 hours my nerves are beginning to fray, so I decided to put Elsa to bed early, whether she likes it or not. But how did I manage to handle her all day without losing my cool? It wasn't easy, but this is how I have learned to cope with a fussy child without killing something...

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