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My analysis of a difficult child toddler's mind
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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 152631" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Steely, </p><p> </p><p>It's HER fault. Seriously. If she had kept him with her, and said NO from the beginning she could have avoided this all. But it makes me wonder - WHY she would allow a child to sit on a bike that she never inteneded to purchase at that time. </p><p> </p><p>She could have avoided the whole thing by stating BEFORE she went into the store. 1.) You may not sit on the bikes - or 2.) You may sit on the bike but we can't buy that today. </p><p> </p><p>My difficult child is 17 and his whole world forever was bikes. But he NEVER EVER even at his level of dysfunction went blamo over stuff in a store. I stated the rules EACH and EVERY time we went in. And usually would say I have things to do and as a reward for your good behavior before we leave you can have 10 minutes to LOOK at toys, but we have no money for toys so please don't ask. And he GOT it. Even at 2. </p><p> </p><p>When I read stories like these - it really makes me know that I DID do good things when Dude was little. I've been thinking on an off for years I wasn't the best Mom I could be, and when I see stuff like this and the story Terry told? OMG I'm like- Dr. Spock -lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 152631, member: 4964"] Steely, It's HER fault. Seriously. If she had kept him with her, and said NO from the beginning she could have avoided this all. But it makes me wonder - WHY she would allow a child to sit on a bike that she never inteneded to purchase at that time. She could have avoided the whole thing by stating BEFORE she went into the store. 1.) You may not sit on the bikes - or 2.) You may sit on the bike but we can't buy that today. My difficult child is 17 and his whole world forever was bikes. But he NEVER EVER even at his level of dysfunction went blamo over stuff in a store. I stated the rules EACH and EVERY time we went in. And usually would say I have things to do and as a reward for your good behavior before we leave you can have 10 minutes to LOOK at toys, but we have no money for toys so please don't ask. And he GOT it. Even at 2. When I read stories like these - it really makes me know that I DID do good things when Dude was little. I've been thinking on an off for years I wasn't the best Mom I could be, and when I see stuff like this and the story Terry told? OMG I'm like- Dr. Spock -lol. [/QUOTE]
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