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amother
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 Today at 4:57 pm
| amother OP wrote: | | I mean, our child heard us perfectly well, and was choosing to ignore. And I know this because as soon as we mentioned a possible consequence they really didn't want, they came running. So they heard us the first time, and actively chose to ignore until they heard something that they felt they couldn't ignore. I don't want to have to jump to a consequence, but I don't believe it's somehow not age- appropriate for a 5 yr old to hear their parent say "come here" and actually come. It's not something outside their skill set, I'm not asking them to do some task they physically can't do.... |
But they are a kid. It is age appropriate and you just need to keep up what you are doing.
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amother
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Today at 4:58 pm
I recommend three approaches:
How to talk so LITTLE kids will listen (it’s a spin off of the original)
1-2-3 magic
Good inside workshops
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Deep Blue
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Today at 7:49 pm
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What I find to help a lot with all of my three preschoolers is counting till 3 or 5.... sometimes in a playful way and sometimes a little more stern tone. It gives them a specific time frame and turns it into a game while still keeping you as authority. They dont actually chap that they should be finished by the time I'm done counting - they just wait till then and then run to do it, and that's ok with me.
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mushkamothers
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Today at 7:59 pm
| amother OP wrote: | | I mean, our child heard us perfectly well, and was choosing to ignore. And I know this because as soon as we mentioned a possible consequence they really didn't want, they came running. So they heard us the first time, and actively chose to ignore until they heard something that they felt they couldn't ignore. I don't want to have to jump to a consequence, but I don't believe it's somehow not age- appropriate for a 5 yr old to hear their parent say "come here" and actually come. It's not something outside their skill set, I'm not asking them to do some task they physically can't do.... |
It's completely age appropriate.
They're responding out of fear which will always be a strong psychological motivator. How is THAT "chinuch"?
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