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12-23-2012 at 12:14 PM
Shmogan09
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New strategy working with Logan!

I have been having a really hard time with Logan lately. I thought it was jealousy with Kellen but I started to realize it is a control thing.  He is at that age where he still wants to be a baby but he wants to be a big boy and figure out how to do that.  So, my new strategy has been giving him choices in negative situations instead of the normal ones like what to eat or what to wear.   For example... he was playing with a paint brush and I could tell he was about to hit me with it.  I said "you have a choice. You can hit me with the paint brush and get a timeout, or you can play nicely with the paintbrush and not get a timeout, it is your choice."  It has been working beautifully!!!!  I feel like it is helping him to think about his actions without pressing limits.  Before I would just say "if you hit me you will get a timeout" but I realized that is more of a challenge than a 'make the right decision'.  It is taking a lot of willpower to keep calm and say the whole thing, but I am really trying.  I even did it in front our ped the other day and she said I "handle him beautifully"!  

Sorry, I know this is NBR, but I had to share it here after my "tired of it all" post the other day! 
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12-23-2012 at 12:33 PM
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That's a great strategy!  I will mentally file this away for later.

 
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12-23-2012 at 1:18 PM
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That's great! I try to use that one too. DD very much likes to feel like she's in control so offering choices works for her well. I usually offer her choices for just about everything, but tailor the choices so that either way she's doing what I want/need her to do. It's a win-win. Have you read Parenting with Love & Logic? That book is all about choices.

 Also, I replied to your PM :) 
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12-23-2012 at 7:42 PM
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88eve88:

That's a great strategy!  I will mentally file this away for later.

 

this! Remind us of this in 2 years when we all write tired of it posts :) 
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12-24-2012 at 7:13 AM
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That's such a great idea! 
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12-24-2012 at 7:36 AM
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pennyandandy:
88eve88:

That's a great strategy!  I will mentally file this away for later.

this! Remind us of this in 2 years when we all write tired of it posts :) 

Both of these.  =)
 
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