Posts by pranava

My DS is 2.5 and never says yes when I ask if he needs to go.  Very rarely does he tell me ahead of time that he has to potty.  I am starting to think that he's just not going to tell me till he's like 6 years old -...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tigerle    With maths and science I guess we can just give up on slowing things down. The other day, DH read “Pippi Longstocking goes to school” to him and DS excitedly pounced...

Quote: Originally Posted by Super~Single~Mama  Yes, snacks are great, but unless I feed an entire meal on the way home, he's a mess while I make dinner.  There's not much that can be done, and part of it is...

       The other thing my stubborn kids respond well to is me asking them what the rule was. If they could tell me, they were happy.       Great...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Super~Single~Mama  The whole re-directing thing doesn't work for my 2yo.  He's stubborn as can be, and when he sets his mind to wanting to do something, he does it or its...

My DS is 30 months and we have the same thing going on.  I try not to start drawing things for him now.  He cries and says he can't do it, so I say "OK, but I'm going to need your help.  I can't do it without you." ...

    -He rarely made eye contact -He didn't ask questions (still rarely does).  He never went through the "what's that" or the "why" phases. -He never tried to initiate joint attention (for...

Quote: Originally Posted by TheHusband    4. Don't be afraid to deal swift and meaningful punishment. In the case of the stove knob grab, he needed to have his fingers slapped. He knew full well that he...

No advice,  but I understand what you're going through.  DS is 2.5 and this morning I tried to pull his pants up and he just fell on the floor screaming for who knows why.  Ugh!!!!  It's just the age.

My 2.5 year old is clearly testing me.  I'm not sure how to pass this test!  Here's a specific example.  He is fiddling around with the burner knob on the stove.  I say "DS, don't touch that honey.  It's very...