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How To Stop Saying No No No |
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Anonymous Author (January 2007) |
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Today my friends daughter who is the same age as my youngest (20 months) came over. And all she said all day was NO NO NO NO. I looked back at the difference in her child and my boys and I noticed one small but significant thing. I knew how to
stop having to say No all the time. Heres what I mean
Instead of telling them NO dont touch all the time I would go to them and show them how it worked, let them do it once. Then it didnt become a game and couldnt be used as an attention grabber.
An example
Jaidan went to the TV when he was 11 months old and pushed all the buttons. Instead of saying no i started to teach him. Within 3 weeks he could turn it on and change the channel. At 2 he can now turn on the TV, VRC and DVD. Open them, get a movie and put it in then play it. Turn it up. Stop them. Pause them. AND he learnt how to change the AV cords to put on the one he wants.
I dont have to say no. It looses its appeal if they know how to use it and dont get told off all the time. Now im not saing teach your child how to start the fire BUT if its safe for them to do teach them! It really stops the ammount of NO's that will come out of your mouth
never thought of it like that
