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Just a couple extra steps for a BAAAAD toddler!

blogpaul by blogpaul Speaking(November 2006) (rank 370th)
So many parents don't even stop to think what they are mentally feeding their children is what they are bound to produce, and I think what is even more sad is that many parents are so into living for themselves that they don't even care to take the extra TEN steps
you have to take nowadays to ensure that you do mold great toddlers into great adults.

  • Turn off  the TV more often so that your kids can play with their toys, so that they can look at a book, so that they can feel more free to talk to mommy or daddy about anything and everything.
  • Explain everything.

Ok not everything, sometime I am at the end of my rope and I do indeed have to say as I did the other day, "Son, learn when to ask why and not when to ask why. When you see daddy might be in a bad mood picking you up from school and you have a bad day with time outs and daddy tries to explain something to you, instead of probing further as to why you should not "hit a girl", what should you say son?" What do you think his answer was??? He said, "Just say, Yes sir, and ask why at a better time"

That's my boy!!!

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llmunchkin
June 2007 | llmunchkin
Re: Just a couple extra steps for a BAAAAD toddler!
I explain everything too - colours, numbers, creatures, what we are cooking, how to sort the laundry, all about sports, cars, bikes, planes, trains, everything we see throughout the day. 

For the past couple of months I have been teaching him to wait - wait for an answer, wait to play, wait until mummy does 'XYZ' then we will do/discuss/play etc.   I show him the time on the phone clock and tell him that when the numbers are at a certain spot he will get my time, he is very young, so I only make him wait a minute or two.  I just want him to get the concept of being patient (which is new to me too), and waiting his turn.

Your little boy sounds like a very bright little button!


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allyp
5.00 (Excellent) | November 2006 | allyp
I leave my TV, but my daughter

For me, I keep the TV on...

But now since my daughter has started crawling she will not be in one place.. She doesn't watch TV now because of that. She would rather play with her toys, chase the dog around the house and try to get the cats and just crawl around..

I do tell her "no" when she's not allowed near something, and she just cries.. But she soon realizes it and goes and plays about..

Good advice!



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Izzy
5.00 (Excellent) | November 2006 | Izzy
toddlers

Good advice. Having the TV off allows for toddlers to explore and learn and develop their imagination. 

Explaining everything is also a good practice. My toddler is only 20 months, and I have started explaining things to him. If he can't do something, I like to explain why that is. He understands a lot, even though he can't say things clearly just yet. And hopefully, reasoning to him will make our toddlerhood journey much easier....maybe.  Though I do have my off days too, when I am just too frustrated or angry that I give no explaination and just bark out "NO!".



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      exquisite-flower
5.00 (Excellent) | November 2006 | exquisite-flower
toddlers

I think we would have to be super human to not have those moments.  About explaining from a young age.  This is something i have always practiced.  I never got the 'dumbing down' thing cracked.  But it pays off now, cuz i dont have to over explain - and if she doesnt get it she says so and we try again. 
Peace
EF.x 



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