This morning.
Dadoo and toddler are playing happily together, choosing outfits for the girl's magnetic 'paper' doll, building with blocks, bowling, jumping and shopping.
In the midst of the playing, there's a rules infraction (team toddler) and a warning (team Dadoo). Alas, the next minute sees repetition of said infraction, and so comes a calm explanation and the consequence:
'You didn't listen to Dadoo and now we have to put this toy away'.
The tiny toddler displays her traditional sad face as Dadoo removes toy. She turns to Mama and makes her traditional sad plea for intervention. Mama's reply is that we have to listen to Dadoo and do what he says. The girl nods. Looks sadder. And turns away from Mama.
'Tigh-out' she says. 'Tigh-out, tigh-out, Mama'.
And she walks herself over to her time out space. Where she sits down. On her own. And waits.
Good? Bad? Good?
2 comments:
Awww, that is perfect! Such a good girl
Mine does this too. I'd swear time out is a treat. But for whatever reason, it seems to work anyway. Time out is such an interesting phenomenon to her that it usually derails the bad behavior anyway. Odd.
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