Parents, I'm sure you'll know the phase I mean; deliberately doing something naughty (usually in slow motion) while watching you like a hawk to see how you react. Or doing something she's not supposed to and then running at top speed out of the room. Just general cheeky stuff that she knows we don't want her doing.
I've always liked the 1-2-3 form of reinforcement, because it gives them a chance to react/change their behaviour - it's what we were encouraged to use while teaching in primary school. It seems to work better on older kids though, because we've gotten to 3 here plenty of times... so she hasn't quite grasped the concept of it yet.
I know persistence is the key. We'll keep working on it. Especially the 'what comes after 3' part.
But dude.... how hard is it not to laugh when you're trying to be serious? Especially when she does something cute, pulls a face, kisses your knee, lets out a fart; anything to make Mummy happy again. Toddlers, man.
Written as part of Microblog Mondays @ Stirrup Queens
Aww! How cute :)
ReplyDeleteCracking up because I loved that stage where they clearly know what they're doing is wrong and they're watching to see how long it takes you to react. It is hard to keep a straight face!
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