Dotty BrettonI am a songwriter and lyricist predominantly but find myself caught up in the wonderful hurricane and ever changing whirlwind of a pre schooler. Yikes! From persuasion to blackmail, I have tried to get my cute and horrid little munchkin to comply, coform, behave and knuckle down but without much success . I have vowed to break that knuckle head spirit like you would a horse . . and then quickly recoil my thoughts and remember I love that little spirit!. Oh what to do next, I'm tearing my hair out ! T'was then I discovered the best thing ever! They don't want to hear you repeat yourself till you're screaming instructions in 5 different ways and sometimes they just zone out. I made up rhymes for doing everything. Short rhymes, said with a tickle or a lesson but easy to remember. When I found myself in a situation, I would say my point in rhyme and it worked! I had immediate attention, plus focus and interaction, and the situation, Gone. I wrote them down, channelled my inner Milligan and made up some more, Voila! My first book is born. Now where are my 3 fairies to wave their wands over my baby! Read More Read Less