He's been naming several basic body parts in English and in Filipino!
He's been repeating most word's we've been teaching him, like a parrot!
He's talking to us too! He's replying to almost all our questions in one to two syllables! We hardly understand what he means, but at least he's babbling!
We can't be any prouder.
But my oh my...... i did not expect these:
Mommy: "Anak,Ligo na?"
P: "No!"
Mommy: "Baby, wanna read?"
P: "No!"(with head shaking)
Mommy:"Anak, tulog na."
P: "Hindi" (Halos mabali na ang leeg sa pag-iling)
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| OMG!!! How are you raising a nega baby? ;) |
Oh,my! How could he enjoy saying no so much? Learning to beg off, decline or simply saying no is hard for older people, right? How can he perfect the art of saying no this early? Are we such negative parents that our son mastered the words "no" and "hindi"?
We're trying to repair the damage by teaching him yes and opo. We've been teaching him to nod. But to avail.
Worse, i often times catch myself saying these things to him.
Mommy: "No,don't jump on the couch!"
Mommy: "No, wag itapon ang pagkain."
Mommy: "Wag ibato ang toy car please."
Uh oh, i am a nega mama pala. No wonder, this rubbed off to my kid as well. Our toddler's mind is like a sponge that absorbs what it sees or hears regularly. That why we really have to be careful what we say or do when the kids are around.
Oh well...... back to the drawing board. Gonna have to try a different approach before he turns into Mr. Party Poopper or kill joy or something. Worse, he might become a pessimist!
His pediatrician said this stage, terrible twos as many call it, is not called that for nothing. It is normal for some forms of tantrum and stub born bursts. The toddler is testing his limits, including our patience.
She suggested trying these to cope:
- Say NO if you need to but stick to it. No means no.
- Talk to him more to encourage him to speak up and articulate what he truly wants to say
- Be a good listener, try no to laugh out loud when you think what he's saying is amazingly silly at cute.
I need Plan B for disciplining a two year old: More positives and less no, no,no!
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2 comments:
Thanks for sharing your experience and tip. I've once attended a talk by Optimommy on "Yes, Mommy!" last Oct. 5 and she actually discussed about that problem. According to her, instead of saying "No, don't jump on the coach", you can say "Baby, sit down." Turn your sentence into a positive one because children tend to neglect the word "No" and do only the action. She mentioned that we must make our instructions clear and proactive. :)
! see! thanks for the advice! I think we really need to make some changes. I'll keep this in mind. Ang dalas kasi napapansin ko nega mama din ako haha. Sa akin pala dapat magsimula.
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