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It depends on the issue.
But, not sitting down with food, is an instant "Oh, then you are done". Food is taken away. I don't mess with kids walking around with food. I think a two year old is old enough not to kick or hit a dog. It's a deal breaker here, and either the dog or the child would be removed from the situation. There are very few things that I will not tolerate, but, those few things are not negotiable. For everything else, I'll go with the flow. I'll set the child up with fun messy things, I'll open the doors when the weather is nice and make sure he or she can safely play outside alone... I will go to great lenghts to make sure most things are a "yes" and very few things are a "no". But, getting up from the table and hurting animals are not O.K. Amazingly, kids can tell when it's not going to fly with me, and they don't even try it. I have 12 month old kids sitting at the kid's table without restraint, and they figure it out immediately, that if they want to eat, they'd better be sitting down to do it. (there's also peer pressure too...so, it's not just me)
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with her cousins in Texas over the last 2 weeks, also easy for meals. it's when they're the only one at their own home that it's harder. I have been sending prayers out that the next baby will see a good example and follow it from their big sister.
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Ds seems to be a "spirited child" but sometimes I wonder if this is just normal or is it slightly abnormal? Sent from my iPhone using DS Forum
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So ds sounds like a horrible toddler, but he does listen sometimes. I've noticed that if I can get him to calm down & look me in the eye when I need to tell him something he is more likely to listen.
For example, he knows when we get to a store he can walk in holding my hand (he tells me when we park- "walk? Hand?") and i tell him yes you can walk into the store, but inside you have to sit in the cart. Once he started to rebel in the stores about riding in the cart it took a few times to get him to understand that he needs to ride in the cart. Sometimes I let him walk in a store if its a small store or a quick trip & even then he does well holding my hand, listening & not running off. But many times when he is misbehaving he is really out of control. Not like temper tantrums, but his body is moving a mile a minute, flailing his arms around & running (chasing the dog). We have a hard time getting him to calm down when he is being too energetic & crazy. Is this normal? And when we tell him stop, or no, sometimes he gets even more spastic &/or throws toys or whatever is in his reach. Honestly I'd be less concerned if he threw himself on the floor, screaming & crying but he doesn't do that much. Not yet anyway. Sent from my iPhone using DS Forum
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We are at the same place with a... Very spirited, shall we say, DD. i have been trying to use some of the Happiest Toddler ideas and I juuuust started reading Love and Logic. As in I am still on the first chapter. But the idea of giving her choices has actually really started to work the past couple days.
Like instead of "will you help me pick up these toys" i pulled the "will you pick up the cars or should mommy?" She said, mommy! And I picked ip the cars and put them on a shelf she cant reach (dh will probably pay fir that all day tomorrow). When i asked her if she or daddy should clean ip her kitchen she RAN to the bins and started putting food away. Bedtime now or in five minutes? Change dipey here or over there? She fights changes but if i give her the choice of location and diaper color she's much calmer More milk now, or juice after you eat your cucumbers? These have all worked nicely... Not always picking the "right" answer lol but shes not throwing a fit anyways. Today... Tomorrow she will be a hellion simply bc ive tapped all this out. We are by no means perfect but i hate getting upset :-(
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and then we talk about why we don't act that way. but I have to get her attention first. Talking or trying to reason with her while she's in that place is futile. Quote:
she's really getting the hang of knowing she will get what she wants if she waits until whatever is done first. if you give her a choice, she just repeats your choices back to you. lol. she gets very excited at choices. but she doesn't choose. ![]()
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Came across this blog post today, thought I'd share:
http://www.momshavequestionstoo.com/...scipline-tips/ Sent from my iPhone using DS Forum
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