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.
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