Love notes

I admit I am a little clueless on how to handle Koko's tantrums. But I have been playing more power games like the ones described by Playful Parenting and Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves. One activity is "Open the Door." Basically, my daughter goes inside a room and closes the door and I have to beg her to open the door. I use this scenario to my advantage. I beg in Korean to practice our language skills and yes, I slip love notes under the door. Some Montessorians seem to believe that children usually have a sensitive period to one particular area at a time. It might be that Koko's having a sensitive period to writing. She's spontaneously writes out words and copies my notes. While knocking on the door, I couldn't help but think of Jesus who is knocking on the doors of our hearts through the quiet voice of the Holy Spirit. I played this game a few times last week and though it can be very time consuming and draining, I think it's worth it. Koko and I are more connected and she's more peaceful.