I have no problem whatsoever disciplining my own children. In fact, I am the enforcer of the house, not Chris, which may seem weird but it works for us.
If Isaac keeps pulling the dog’s tail after several “No-no’s” or “Not for Isaac’s” (thanks Kelly!) he gets a firm two-finger tap on his arm or hand, and if he still doesn’t listen he gets put in his playpen for a quick baby style time-out.
At first I did not think, at 10 months, Isaac would understand a time-out but I was surprised to see that at the very least it calmed him down and kept him away from the problem for …
My baby is getting bigger! Photo taken by Carrie Belt
Read Part 1, then continue reading to take a peek at how I try to avoid using the word “No” in my daily interactions with Nora:
When Nora is playing with the VCR and trying to push buttons instead of screaming, “NO!” I say, “Not for Nora.” I change the sentence structure around so instead of risking having her internalize the “no” to mean she’s a bad child the sentence structure puts the negative on the object or the choice. The object is just not for her. I then …
Adult seat belts are not for Nora (not yet anyway)
I didn’t know it then but life with an immobile infant was easy. Well, maybe I shouldn’t say easy; I should say easier.
Since Nora has become more active she has been getting into anything and everything possible. As a result Garrett and I had to baby proof and I have had to rearrange many shelves in our house. I am also having to struggle with a new aspect of parenting; discipline.
Long before Garrett and I had children we talked about how we wanted to raise our children. I wanted to …
