i am trouble.

[eightnoon]

i picked up asuka from daycare today and if the staff isn't too busy i ask how asuka's day went. they told me that she is a bully! i was stunned. not my precious, the cutest/smartest/sweetest baby! NOOOO~! they told me that she has definitely gotten used to the place and they found her pushing one child away while trying to take a toy from

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[eightnoon]

hahaha! the guys on fb call her badass, so now dad's calling her that. XD keep telling him not to say that in front of her otherwise she'll be saying that at school!

dominate !

[welbo]

I've seen that face ... on my wife's nephew

(advice from pops to welbo to midori)

Kids know the game better than we do.
Do not play the game. No must always mean no, or else it never means no.
(corollary: make sure you only say no when you mean it.)

Kid's mind:
---------
Does no mean no ... this time?
Does no mean no ... at the store?
Does no mean no ... at the store when the cart is full?
Does no mean no ... when she's frustrated?
Does no mean no ... when she's on the phone?
Does no mean no ... in front of Grandma?
(etc)

Re: dominate !

[eightnoon]

yep i'm working on this. i'm never sure what the best punishments are for toddlers, tho... since we can't really have them stand in the corner...

Re: dominate !

[welbo]

You can start disciplining at age 2.
until then all you have is 'no', and taking stuff away.

(at year-2) establish a time-out location. duration: 1-minute per year of age.

time to start watching 'Super Nanny' & 'Nanny 911' ! (^_^)

Re: dominate !

[eightnoon]

ah ok. that sounds like a good plan. ugh, i dunno if i can take watching those shows. lol

[stringy_cow]

Haha sounds like she's a little squirt isn't she hehe.

[eightnoon]

haha, no doubt about it!