Can I just record that phrase and have it playing on a loop throughout the day? Because that's all I seem to say lately. For some reason she's developed a huge fascination for electrical cords. She's tried to touch them now and then over the last year, but not like she's been doing for the last week. It's so frustrating! She knows she's not supposed to...she looks at me as she does it, just to see what I'll do. Ugh.
Have I mentioned that I've been tutoring? I started a couple of months ago to tutor a fifth grader, Shelby, in math. She's lots of fun and is very bright and excited to learn, so I'm really enjoying it. On Monday night we worked on long division, which she had just started and was having trouble with. It took her awhile to get the hang of it but by the end of the hour she was doing great on her own. When her mom came to get her she asked, "Are you understanding it?" She said, "Yeah, Mom, she's good. She gets into my head!" It was funny, but also nice to be appreciated! A 19 month old doesn't express appreciation very well, so I don't get much of it lately (she's 19 months old today, by the way....what a big girl!).
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Oh, yes, she's definitely testing you! :) This is the stage I call Two-In-Training. When she touches the cords, do you just say "don't touch" or do you put her in time out? Probably putting her in time out very consistently will get her to stop. It's monotonous, I know, interrupting what you're doing and taking her to the pack and play every time she does it, but it will get the point across that not only is it not allowed, but there's a negative consequence to doing it anyway. Hang in there! It's not a lot of fun, but so many people later in her life (teachers, coaches, friends' parents) will so appreciate you following through with consequences, and you'll enjoy the rewards of it too!
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