Monday, February 26, 2007
Saying "NO"...
Ok all you moms...so I have been thinking lately about using the word "no" in response to Angelica's actions. She is now able to crawl around and pulling herself up on things. Some things scare me like the fireplace with bricks, cords etc. But I really don't like the idea of constantly telling her "no". I want her to understand that "NO" means to truly not do something important, such as running into the street, touching the fireplace etc. But for all her little adventures into the things unknown that I just want to train her not to play with, what words or actions should I use to condition her to learn not to do or touch certain things? Any ideas from all you mothers with years of experience?? I have also heard that if you are constantly saying no then a toddler will pick that up as his/her favorite word....um, "NO!"
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Hi Erin,
We've had the same trouble with Rebecca. It just breaks my heart when we tell her "no" and she breaks down and cries. However, we've had to do this with both our boys and they turned out okay (so far). I think, as long as you do it with a gentle tone she will understand. When I do the gentle tone with Rebecca it seems to go over better with her. I don't know ... I'm in no way an experienced Mom - but this has been my experience. Good Luck.
I say variations of no. "Don't touch this please" or "You need to get away from there" or "Find something else to play with" etc.
These are a little more burdensome to spit out, but it's important to remember that the primary reason to discipline is to educate... not punish. So it helps for ME to keep MYSELF in check by spelling out to the child WHY something is wrong.
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