As a parent of an infant or toddler, you get used to talking to your child for months or years and getting very little back in return. You are not sure if they understand you, but you keep talking regardless. You want to encourage them to speak eventually, right? Around 2 years old, you hope they understand and can follow basic directions, but it is questionable as to how much of what you are saying they really comprehend. Greenleigh gets timeouts for not listening or following directions often, but it is more to remove her from a chaotic situation so she can stop, listen, and do as she is asked to do.
Last night, Greenleigh was being her normal boisterous self as she was excused from the dinner table and went into the living room. She was singing at the top of her lungs and screeching intermittently. Unfortunately, Erajh was holding Hazeline, who had unexpectedly fallen asleep while finishing her nighttime bottle. Understandably a little upset that Greenleigh was about to wake the baby that had just gone to sleep, Erajh says to Greenleigh, “You know what babies love when they are sleeping? For you to scream as loud as you can.” Greenleigh instantly stopped what she was doing. She got very quiet and looked cautiously at each of us. Then she screamed as loud as she could for about 30 seconds.
Apparently, sarcasm eludes her. I can’t give her a time out for that, now can I?
How funny 🙂 My kids are teens now, but I remember those days. Thanks for stopping by my blog- thought I ‘d stop in and say hi! ~April
LOL 😀 My little guy just got the scare of his life. My husband sprained his knee recently and our son wanted his daddy to play cars on the floor. My husband said, “I can’t right now – my knee is killing me.” Took me 15 minutes to calm him down enough to explain that Daddy isn’t going to die.