tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post4718890976827027743..comments2023-10-21T03:54:12.029-04:00Comments on A Gift Universe: Marko is so much funSheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-75954982768260355622011-08-19T21:51:47.865-04:002011-08-19T21:51:47.865-04:00Sojourner, you want my trick for teaching a kid no...Sojourner, you want my trick for teaching a kid not to run out into the street without spanking? You know you do...<br /><br />I simply have a game that I play with him all the time. When we're taking walks -- sometimes with him pushing the stroller, sometimes just walking side by side -- I say "Go go go!" And we go as fast as we can. Then he pulls up suddenly, or I do, and whenever this happens, I make sure we're both stopped and call out "Stop!"<br /><br />After awhile, he started to understand what "stop" meant, and that when you hear "stop," you stop. Of course he does not stop for any length of time, but it's long enough for me to swoop in and fetch him out of whatever danger he's in.<br /><br />It also helps that we have a fenced yard, though. ;) He can open the gate now, but it takes him a long time, and I can stop him before he makes it to the road.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-54183340204129474762011-08-19T21:02:17.593-04:002011-08-19T21:02:17.593-04:00Getting big so fast! What a cutie. Also, I passed ...Getting big so fast! What a cutie. Also, I passed an award along to you! Check it out. http://workingtobeworthy.blogspot.com/2011/08/versatile-blogger-award.htmlCatholicMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891482933710549819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-3704174018907274912011-08-18T20:48:47.430-04:002011-08-18T20:48:47.430-04:00"This is not a kid who screams "no"..."This is not a kid who screams "no" without meaning it when he's getting tickled. (Perhaps because I do respect his "no" and always stop if he says it.) No, he is enthusiastic and vocal about his love of tickles."<br /><br />This is slightly embarrassing, but...that was a major aha! moment for me. I've been growing in the conviction that I want to teach my children that their no means no (except in obvious situations, like if they were protesting having the sharp knives put out of their reach), but I got kind of sad when I thought about tickling. I had the idea in my head that if I stopped whenever they say "No!" I would never, ever get to tickle them. <br /><br />Yeah, my high IQ isn't really that beneficial when it comes to figuring out parenting, apparently.<br /><br />(I've had lots of similar revelations in answer to thoughts like, "But what will we DO if they can't watch TV?" and "But how DO I teach them that running into the street is bad if I don't spank them?". Not that I think the occasional TV show or swat on the bottom will scar a kid for life, but it had just never occurred to me that there were OPTIONS.)The Sojournerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04559244806125834569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-6894269858054455832011-08-16T16:04:49.701-04:002011-08-16T16:04:49.701-04:00+JMJ+
What a fun post! (And what a blond boy!)
...+JMJ+ <br /><br />What a fun post! (And what a blond boy!) <br /><br />I remember reading in some baby book that it's good when children can practice connecting the dots between seemingly unrelated thoughts. For instance, "I'm a little tired, so we're going to order pizza for dinner tonight." (Probably not the most healthful example, though! LOL!) I was reminded of that when I read about Marko and your shoes. <br /><br />Moreover, it's so great that you have someone to talk to now who can talk back! =)Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.com