Dreamalittledream
02-10-2012, 09:24 AM
I was feeling really frustrated and am sure was sounding like a broken record. "share" "please don't take that toy". So, I tried an experiment yesterday. In my head I was thinking, they know this is wrong, I'm not teaching them something new...just nagging (reinforcing) the point over and over. So, I just sat back and ignored those situations between my 2 year olds. Obviously, there were exceptions (any sort of physical violence, bullying etc.). I was amazed. I honestly assumed the bully would remain the bully and think "cool, I can just take what I want".
At first, they would just stop and look at me (hmm how come I'm not getting in trouble). As the day progressed those behaviours were more and more infrequent and I was a lot less stressed. No idea if this is the right thing to do, or if it would work long term, but it was a great day!
At first, they would just stop and look at me (hmm how come I'm not getting in trouble). As the day progressed those behaviours were more and more infrequent and I was a lot less stressed. No idea if this is the right thing to do, or if it would work long term, but it was a great day!