My son recently turned 3 and he has forgotten everything we told him about listening and cooperating.
He sings a chorus of “nos” and “I don’t want tos” whenever he needs to get dressed, brush our teeth, put on our shoes.
Every one minute activity becomes a ten minute battle.
I’m proud of my little rebel, just not sure how to get him to comply! 😂
#plebdad
Find a “carrot”, and find a “stick”. Create the illusion of choice 😅
"you want a zap? Come here, brush your teeth!"
Setting a timer to see if my nephew could beat the clock worked for him around that age. But he was my nephew & not my kiddo. 🤣
We use a timer sometimes and it is mostly effective!!
immediate punishment at the first sign of refusal.
There is a place and time for self determination and independent thinking. Sadly that place and time is not in front of your parents when you're three.
Giving chances and being lenient just teaches him that you really aren't serious about anything until you get mad about it and act.
Things get alot easier when they know you always mean business.
To clarify to the weirdos out there : I'm not talking about pain compliance. I'm talking about either removal of dopamine inducing items (toys and TV) or temporary restrictions on movements (time outs).
Read any book by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Bryson Payne...
You may zap me later 😂
Started No-Drama Discipline just now on audiobook, thanks for rec!
I'm sure you'll enjoy it. To this day, I'm using sentences like "Connect to redirect" or "Name it to tame it" with my kids, my wife, even with my coworkers 😁
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