Slides are still her play of choice. I try each time to get on a swing with her but she will have none of it. That's so wild. She has never liked swings. Joe doesn't like them either so I wonder if it's a genetic thing.Emily also got to play with PlayDoh for the first time yesterday. She got a couple of packages of it in her Easter eggs Sunday, so yesterday I pulled it out for her. Of course the first thing she tried to do was eat it. I said, "this is NOT food." So for the rest of the afternoon she would look at me and say, "this is NOT food" and keep playing. We made some snakes, a dog, and some snowmen. But Emily really just liked tearing it up into little pieces:
We have been dealing with "No" and running away when we tell her to do things. I've tried popping her on the leg, losing it with her (which I know isn't right) and it's done nothing. So Joe and I decided to start taking away her favorite toy and putting it on top of the TV in the living room for the rest of the day where she can still see it but can't have it. I'll just pile the toys up for every No until the next morning and she can have them back. We'll see how that goes. Any suggestions from you guys would be great! And if you hear "wailing and gnashing of teeth" coming from Marietta it might be me and Emily having a bad day : )
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It is trial and error! Talon would have a total meltdown if I did time out. But, spanking was very effective. Now, Talon is now outgrowing "spanking" and timeout is just traumatic enough to be effective. (Talon just can't stand to be by himself) Taking toys doesn't work well with him because he has too many, he just gets another one. There is a book by and actress about creative ways to disipline. She has great suggestions (I can give you the name via e-mail, I know you don't want name, etc on your blog) I learned from her to carry breath strips in my purse for "mouth" problems like spitting, talking back and lying. They taste awful, but you can "punish" in public.
This stage is called terrible two's and it can be trying. You are doing the right thing though and that is to keep on, keeping on.
I think what you are doing is good. I do think she should have to earn her toys back. If she does something that you have asked her to do then she gets one back. If she says no again later, it goes back on the TV. Charlie and I are just entering into that stage...such fun! haha
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