my journey with children

This is Erica's big first haircut... She was so into putting her long hair into her mouth most of the times. The ends of her hair was almost all the time wet and.... in the end I asked her if she wants her hair shorter.  She said "yes, like Ava" (like her little sister). I don't think she would have liked that short. So I asked a few days in a road if the really would like that and she said yes! We went to the hair salon, she staid like a stone for 30 minutes while her hair was cut and then in the end she smiled and we laughed, when we went out. I think it was more me, who suffered after her long Mowgli hair. We went on with our day, we went to Wannsee, to sunbathe. Later in the evening, when we returned, after washing her hair, she looked long at her face and how she looks with this hairdo and she gave herself a kiss, sayig "I love you Erica".  I like from Louise Hay, the working with the mirror and I have done them with Erica since she exists. ...

The more I tell her to me more quiet, the louder she is. It is truly terrible sometimes, like they say, terrible 3. And not even 3 yet.  Sometimes my explanations are not enough, are not convincing her. Either her way or the highway.  I feel this starts to happen now, after Ava's birth quiet a lot No reaction, they say...so they will not do it again Good luck with that! Quarantine for me was full of challenges!  How was it for you with children?

I didn't suffer from Corona as much as I suffered from the quarantine with two children for 14 days. We had very mild symptoms and we were lucky.  Erica really wants to play with Ava....but no chance for now.  She needs to be explained and to be told that she needs to wait a few more months. However she calls Ava all the sweet names possible in Romanian and in German and in the same time she finds it extremely funny to scare her. Erica comes on the tip of her feet to Ava, and then she starts to scream. I go crazy... Explanations, theories why not to do this. In the end what it worked out is to scare her in the same manner and to see why is not nice to do this to her smaller sister. 

I speak with her but it is like she doesn't listen or as if I am not speaking at all... Should I shut up or going on in a different tone, or just keep telling her.  We went to the playground and I don't mind that she listens to the grass, even though everything is wet but moving further she started to do the same thing in dirt/ dust where might be broken glass as well. And then I start to panic and ask her to stop as it is not so safe...Nothing, no reaction... Then I tell her "look if you don't listen to me, then the consequences are these... she starts to listen and finally she stops from the dusty bath but with a big scream, cry. What would you in this situation?