(September 23, 2011 at 1:32 am)Shell B Wrote:(September 23, 2011 at 1:22 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: You can't "get creative" nor reason with a two year old.
Sure you can. Shut off whatever telecrack they are obsessed with at the moment, leave them to bawl their eyes out in a playpen and come back when they have learned their lesson.
And get reported to the authorities for child abuse and neglect.
(September 23, 2011 at 1:32 am)Shell B Wrote: I found that yelling was a great tool if you use it very sparingly. I rarely yell at any of the kids in my life, but you bet they listen when I do. I noticed kids ignore adults who yell all the time. There is no urgency to it if it is the norm.
Copying them is a great weapon...but you are STILL not reasoning with them.
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