Mom: Noah why did mommy have to put you in time-out?
Noah: Ummm...(he scrunches up his face, like he's thinking really hard)...this is a tricky one mom.
Right. Very confusing.
Friday, May 02, 2008
Short-Term Memory Loss
This morning when I turned off the tv Noah screamed at me and threw one of his toys at the tv - so I put him in time-out and he tried to hit me. We went through the usual routine. I told him why he was in time-out and set the timer for 4 minutes. He screamed for a minute or two then said he was sorry and wanted to get out of the chair. I wouldn't let him. When the buzzer went off I went to have the little chat we always have before he can come out. Here's how it went today:
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I so agree, why is it that they can quote movie after movie and song after song, but when it comes to a simple question like, "why are you in time out?" or "What is a better choice you could have made?" or my latest favorite, "will you say the prayer?" they can't seem to come up with an answer?
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