tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post1925780153664351254..comments2023-11-05T05:01:58.563-05:00Comments on Ward Six: Overheard at the Food Co-opUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-16161315401295427932007-06-04T15:37:00.000-05:002007-06-04T15:37:00.000-05:00I've tried to avoid the use of the quick "No" (as ...I've tried to avoid the use of the quick "No" (as a general-purpose shorthand for Stop, or You can't have that, or It's not going to happen, etc.). The motivation is that No is such a power-word, I didn't want the kids getting into the habit of saying No to us all the time.<BR/><BR/>On the plus side, I trained Zacky to understand that "I can't wait" really means "I have to wait but I don't want to." Also, when he wants something (typically a toy or a sweet) in a store but (because of my horrible controlling nature) I don't want him to have it, I say something like, "That's so pretty--you can look at it whenever you come into the store." My proudest moment was a few weeks ago when we were walking by a store and Zacky said, "Can I go in and look but not buy anything?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-47277545583192852432007-05-28T14:08:00.000-05:002007-05-28T14:08:00.000-05:00Ha,ha. I've got bigger child communication fish to...Ha,ha. I've got bigger child communication fish to fry presently. Luca is obsessed with threats of the "if you do this, I'll poop on your head" variety at the moment. That kind of direct language is more troublesome to me. Mostly because I'm finding it hard to behave like the resposible mature person I'm masquerading as.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com