Talk to baby…Talk to teenager…one in the same
Posted by Susan Epstein on August 12th, 2009 at 11:35am
This past weekend we had friends over for the day. They are new parents. Their child is 13 months old. What a great day! We went to the beach and collected shells, played with water and then came home and played with the cats and the dog.
I went up into my storage area and pulled out a box. In the box were all my favorite children’s books that I had read over and over again to my kids. (Now 20 and 24!) Good Night Moon, Where the Wild Things Are, Go Dog Go, Hop on Pop, Amelia Bedilia, Runaway Bunny and more!
My friend told me that they were having their first experience with disciplining. Now that their baby was walking, he liked to throw his toys at the cat. He actually pulled our cat’s tale at one point. “What do you do?” I asked.
She said, we pick him up, remove him from the situation, and tell him “No throwing toys at the cat.”
I loved this! Because it is exactly what I would advise them to keep on doing until he is 18!
I know they won’t be able to pick him up. But they can redirect and correct. They didn’t yell or shame him and they
didn’t have to. He is learning.
Tags: parenting without yelling
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1 Comment for Talk to baby…Talk to teenager…one in the same
1. Nefertari | October 18th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
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