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TODDLER TIME OUT WADDLE
My little, sleepy, giggly, baby fresh bundle, is now , a 2 year old. She seriously has only one speed - GO!, she finds a ‘why’ in every scenario and yes she has the trademark, transition episodes. The transition phase brings on episodes, the inevitable ‘No’ now comes coupled with meaning and it can be hard to deal with, especially seeing that they always seem to happen in public (que the judgmental stares...lol). But seriously, your cute and playful little bundle, will suddenly begin to make their voices heard and wants known. Unfortunately, unlike us they can not adequately verbalize their wants, nor do they know how to adequately channel the frustration of not being totally understood, so they let us know the only way they know how, and that is quite normal and generally does not require anything more than patients, reassurance and mommy’s full attention to decipher what is bothering them.
However, this is also the time when your kid will begin to be assertive in wanting what they want now and, before you can prep for the transition phase, your kid is screaming and/or on the floor,because they want something you don’t think they should have, you are sweating due to pure negative internal dialogue and embarrassment while your face screams “whose kid is this” - hello he/she is yours 😀💖. So, in order to minimize, or hopefully eliminate these public displays, discipline and correction is needed in order to ensure the development of boundaries, rules and respect. Like most of you I did begin training earlier than 2 years but not with time out as I didn’t think she understood the gravity of it. Now however, she was ready and the timeout tryout began.
Structurally, my house is not laid out for timeout, so I was finding it very difficult to find a spot where she had little to no distraction a.k.a entertainment. At one point, I found her entertaining herself by pretending the drawer handle was a mic while she was in timeout...smh and this to me defeats the purpose of timeout.then she would take off in the toddler 100 meter dash💨. It was safe to say, that she was of the opinion, that timeout was a game called ‘Let's see how many faces mommy can make, while speaking in half words and running but never catching me”. So, at my wits end I had the most awesome idea. I was going to use her dining room booster seat, find a wall space that I would clear from any distractions, place her in the booster seat giving her no choice but to stay put...brilliant right!! NOT!!
So technically I am smarter than a 2 year old, with this situation being the exception. The opportunity to try out my sure fire plan arose, when my very upset 2 year old began screaming because I took the crayons, hence stopping her inner artist from making my walls her canvas. That however, was not the reason for timeout. After I explained that crayons are for paper, she actually went right back and got a crayon, all the while keeping eye contact, then during the timeout warning she drew a line on the wall. Now looking back I am laughing at the look on her face, but honestly she needed to be corrected. So I get her in the booster seat by the wall and issued the time out sentence (2 minutes) and rules (she had to stay there and think), then I walked off. Sooooo, as I turned around I heard the scream stop and the sniffles began, then you would not believe it (or maybe you will). I heard giggling and she waddled past me, with the booster seat still attached *See pic below*. I honestly, covered my mouth and laughed, as I watched the waddle and the over the shoulder cheeky smile😂😂😂😂😂
All in all, my little bundle growing beautifully and her episodes are now minimal, and where timeout wasn’t her or my thing, what did work is sitting together, talking and understanding. 💕💕💕
Now don’t sit there laughing at me quietly. Share your funny time out stories and let's laugh together.
My little, sleepy, giggly, baby fresh bundle, is now , a 2 year old. She seriously has only one speed - GO!, she finds a ‘why’ in every scenario and yes she has the trademark, transition episodes. The transition phase brings on episodes, the inevitable ‘No’ now comes coupled with meaning and it can be hard to deal with, especially seeing that they always seem to happen in public (que the judgmental stares...lol). But seriously, your cute and playful little bundle, will suddenly begin to make their voices heard and wants known. Unfortunately, unlike us they can not adequately verbalize their wants, nor do they know how to adequately channel the frustration of not being totally understood, so they let us know the only way they know how, and that is quite normal and generally does not require anything more than patients, reassurance and mommy’s full attention to decipher what is bothering them.
However, this is also the time when your kid will begin to be assertive in wanting what they want now and, before you can prep for the transition phase, your kid is screaming and/or on the floor,because they want something you don’t think they should have, you are sweating due to pure negative internal dialogue and embarrassment while your face screams “whose kid is this” - hello he/she is yours 😀💖. So, in order to minimize, or hopefully eliminate these public displays, discipline and correction is needed in order to ensure the development of boundaries, rules and respect. Like most of you I did begin training earlier than 2 years but not with time out as I didn’t think she understood the gravity of it. Now however, she was ready and the timeout tryout began.
Structurally, my house is not laid out for timeout, so I was finding it very difficult to find a spot where she had little to no distraction a.k.a entertainment. At one point, I found her entertaining herself by pretending the drawer handle was a mic while she was in timeout...smh and this to me defeats the purpose of timeout.then she would take off in the toddler 100 meter dash💨. It was safe to say, that she was of the opinion, that timeout was a game called ‘Let's see how many faces mommy can make, while speaking in half words and running but never catching me”. So, at my wits end I had the most awesome idea. I was going to use her dining room booster seat, find a wall space that I would clear from any distractions, place her in the booster seat giving her no choice but to stay put...brilliant right!! NOT!!
So technically I am smarter than a 2 year old, with this situation being the exception. The opportunity to try out my sure fire plan arose, when my very upset 2 year old began screaming because I took the crayons, hence stopping her inner artist from making my walls her canvas. That however, was not the reason for timeout. After I explained that crayons are for paper, she actually went right back and got a crayon, all the while keeping eye contact, then during the timeout warning she drew a line on the wall. Now looking back I am laughing at the look on her face, but honestly she needed to be corrected. So I get her in the booster seat by the wall and issued the time out sentence (2 minutes) and rules (she had to stay there and think), then I walked off. Sooooo, as I turned around I heard the scream stop and the sniffles began, then you would not believe it (or maybe you will). I heard giggling and she waddled past me, with the booster seat still attached *See pic below*. I honestly, covered my mouth and laughed, as I watched the waddle and the over the shoulder cheeky smile😂😂😂😂😂
All in all, my little bundle growing beautifully and her episodes are now minimal, and where timeout wasn’t her or my thing, what did work is sitting together, talking and understanding. 💕💕💕
Now don’t sit there laughing at me quietly. Share your funny time out stories and let's laugh together.
This was honestly super funny!!!!
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