Friday, April 25, 2008

pepe's cranky times...

....are difficult to take. chris thinks this is normal toddler behavior. i worry that behaviors that can pass on as cute now, can become ingrained into his personality style. what upsets me most is his screaming whenever he disagrees with something or does not want to do something. often he gets away with that, and kids give up toys for him, and we immediately either give him what he wants or, if not possible, console him - these all reinforce his screaming. so chris and i decided this needs to stop - ok, i decided this and chris decided that what i decide was a good decision. will see how it goes. there will be no reinforcement from us, and there will be time out when he screams. results to follow.

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