I have already been up to see her, you know, make sure she's not actually being murdered...
She is fine.
I told her I wasn't going up there again.
I told her I wasn't going up there again.
We recently instituted a pretty strict, 'if you scream and throw a fit you get salt on your tongue' rule with her... it seems to be the only thing that phases her.
So my question is:
Do I pretend like I can't hear her and stick with my 'I'm not coming up here again'... or do I enforce the salt?
DECISION:
Enforced the Salt... she fell asleep in 5 minutes.
Children are weird.
Children are weird.
I don't know the answer, but I sure love your solution to screaming, and plan on trying it sometime. Oh, toddler tantrums...
ReplyDeleteIt's a tough one. We have a water-in-the-face (with a squirt gun, like with a kitty) when she screams rule. But there are occasions that apparently the water in her face (even though she hates it and begs us not to do it again) is worth it just to have us come back in again. You have to decide if she's mad enough to take the punishment every time just to get you back in the room. At that point, pretend you can't hear her :)
ReplyDeleteI think I am going to have to try this salt method. Three girls crying for no reason at all ages 3 and 2 that are almost 2 years old is getting to be enough. I am going to try this tomorrow, and see how it goes!
ReplyDeletewe do black pepper for talking back...we feel like it's not as mean as tabasco or soap. the boys HATE that their tongues feel spicy, so it works.
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