Tiger's First Discipline
I've been told that this is a funny story and that I should post it. This happened a few weeks ago.
Tiger was in the habit of throwing her toys over the baby gate into the kitchen. She particularly did it when she was mad about something. I finally got tired of having to throw the toys back over every day when it was time to sweep. I figured that at 15 months, she was old enough to start learning some rules.
She watched me put her toys back over the gate and I told her that if she threw her toys over anymore, she would go to her room. I didn't think she would understand what I was saying, but I said it just in case. Of course, seconds after I told her this she threw a toy over.
"You threw a toy over the gate, so now you're going to your room," I said, and led her down the hall. She didn't protest, because she didn't know yet what was going on. I shut her in her room and set the kitchen timer for five minutes so that I couldn't forget her. She screamed at first, but by the time I went to let her out she was quiet.
I opened her door and she stood there with a wooden block in her hand. I told her she could come out, and she marched down the hall and threw the block over the gate, then looked at me defiantly. It was really hard to keep from laughing at her. I just turned her back around and put her back in her room.
The next time I let her out, she had gotten so mad that she cleaned up her room. Seriously. She had thrown all of the legos into their box and was busy putting the zoo animals in their bag. As soon as I opened the door she took the bag with her out into the living room and started picking up the animals out there.
I don't know why she thought that putting away her toys would be a good revenge. Too bad she won't continue to believe that when she gets older. At least my plan worked. She's only thrown a toy over the gate twice this week.
Tiger was in the habit of throwing her toys over the baby gate into the kitchen. She particularly did it when she was mad about something. I finally got tired of having to throw the toys back over every day when it was time to sweep. I figured that at 15 months, she was old enough to start learning some rules.
She watched me put her toys back over the gate and I told her that if she threw her toys over anymore, she would go to her room. I didn't think she would understand what I was saying, but I said it just in case. Of course, seconds after I told her this she threw a toy over.
"You threw a toy over the gate, so now you're going to your room," I said, and led her down the hall. She didn't protest, because she didn't know yet what was going on. I shut her in her room and set the kitchen timer for five minutes so that I couldn't forget her. She screamed at first, but by the time I went to let her out she was quiet.
I opened her door and she stood there with a wooden block in her hand. I told her she could come out, and she marched down the hall and threw the block over the gate, then looked at me defiantly. It was really hard to keep from laughing at her. I just turned her back around and put her back in her room.
The next time I let her out, she had gotten so mad that she cleaned up her room. Seriously. She had thrown all of the legos into their box and was busy putting the zoo animals in their bag. As soon as I opened the door she took the bag with her out into the living room and started picking up the animals out there.
I don't know why she thought that putting away her toys would be a good revenge. Too bad she won't continue to believe that when she gets older. At least my plan worked. She's only thrown a toy over the gate twice this week.
posted by Mel, Foxtail Farm | 9:47 AM
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