There was an earthquake in Illinois last night. What??? At least it wasn't around our area, but that was weird...I hear on the morning shows today that even around Chicago, they felt it.
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The post today is regarding discipline and children. How early should parents start and what methods to use? Well, I'm one of those moms that like to receive their weekly emails from BabyCenter, starting when LC was a fetus even, telling me how old is my baby now and what they should be or shouldn't be doing. Well, about two weeks back, the email suggested that I start discipline even if my baby is only turning 8 months today...happy birthday babe!
I have to start using NO! and just letting her know by the tone of my voice that she shouldn't be doing what she is. So I talked to my husband and we started NO-ing away. She'll work SO hard to kind of crawl towards the foot of her jumper and try to suck on the metal foot...so on cue, I say NO! she'll stop, look at me and then continue and I keep repeating NO! She won't go ahead and just do it, every time I say no, she'll look at me...and after a while she just starts crying.
I don't know if she can associate between NO and that she's not allowed to do something, but from the looks of it, she sort of gets the gist...at least that whatever she's doing is displeasing me. So it's not too early to discipline your child and if they catch on quicker, maybe they will keep themselves out of trouble, or at least out of some of it.
Now that toddlerhood approaches, I look forward to TIME OUT and STAND IN THE CORNER....hahaha
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Friday, April 18, 2008
N.O. - NO!
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Hey,
We had an earthquake here in Indiana too! I didn't feel the one that happened at 5 a.m. But there was another one at 11.30 am. I felt that one. It was weird.
you know you had me scratching my head for a long time trying to figure out your fancy shortcuts!
SAHM....is exactly what i am...was.
hs diploma dont get you nowherez...hehe
anyway, about discipline. goodluck.
with my daughter, i admit i've been harder on her. however, withmy son, if i'm trying to do the whole NO treatment...all he has to do is look me dead in the eyes and give me this smile that makes me forget what it was he was doing wrong...he's a heartbreaker and a mammas boy. But he's my last baby so i'm enjoying every last bit. oooh they're so juicy and adorable. i wish they could be babies forever. i miss holding fatima to my breast...that comfort...there's no other like
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