Bumps n Baby Parenting Magazine May June 2015 | Page 11

Toddler Zone       This made up story with a little enacting is enough to distract my little munchkin from the plug point. Now that my son is good at catching every word out of our mouth, I don’t use this trick anymore. Let her have her own way too Sometimes your toddler will have a different idea of how to do things. If it doesn’t really matter, let her have her way. If she wants to play with her sippy cup and spill a little water in the living room, let her do that. You can clean it up later, right? Give him a break, please There are those times when my toddler seems to be cranky and fusses over one thing after the other with no particular reason. Give a lengthy explanation This was one of our funny tactics that worked before Krishna started understanding our language. If he wants to do something forbidden, I used to give him a lengthy explanation of why it shouldn’t be done. Though he didn’t understand a word of it, he would stop doing it simply because of the lengthy explanation I have given. It’s usually when I am too busy to give him full attention or he is just too bored. A cuddling and nursing session or a change of scene by doing a quick walk around our apartment does magic! Lastly understand that this is just a phase. Throwing tantrums, not obeying parents and doing things the way they like are all part of the development. After all they are just toddlers. Don’t treat them as adults Always try to see the world through the eyes of a toddler when dealing with them. www.bumpsnbaby.com | May – June 2015  11