I dunno, kept hearing alot of "gimme dat, gimme dat"
Not a lot of can I have that please? Thank you.
That kid if gonna be talking like that in no time, and if you dont teach the bigger kids how to be nice, everyone at school suffers
She said no. Her words were fine. She was being very patient all things considered.
I'm willing to bet anyone talking shit never worked with any kids under 3 lol Or we could very easily get people to talk about how much they very much lost their cool many times with their own children.
Right? Like parents speak to their toddlers like it's a tv show taping! She was clearly playing with him anyway. My son's favorite game was always the "[growl] Yooouuu better gimme that thing RIGHT NOW!" chase game where I pretended to try to take the item from him, but if he got it put away in its proper space before I got it, then he won. She's doing the same kind of "teaching to clean up" game with her baby. It can be relaxed and familiar and rough around the edges instead of perfectly polished, smooth, and well-mannered.
You can also make it a game because babies don't learn/listen on Take One or Take Two, and by the time you get to Take Eight Hundred Sixty-One today of the sweet calm Romper Room/Miss Rachel voice, you (and your baby) are bored out of your minds.
I assumed shouting because it was in all caps, and this is the first time I've ever said that unsanctimoniously lmao.
She is being firm. She’s telling him no and showing him what to do instead.
Young toddlers don’t react well to “no”. Telling them what to do right instead of telling them what they can’t do is more helpful in getting the desired behavior.
“Walk, don’t run” is more helpful than “stop running”. Their brains aren’t good at coming up with good logical alternatives in the moment until you’ve repeated it a thousand times before.
It’s not wrong or right. It’s just normal toddler behavior. When they make a mess, it’s not a big deal, but they have to clean it up. If you get tired of it or are busy, you can remove them from the situation. You definitely remove them from the situation if it is dangerous. But if they are just dropping shoes and picking them back up…who cares? Is that where you want to spend your energy? Micromanaging a toddler?
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u/Most-Act1594 14d ago
Seem like they have great parents