Thursday, June 10, 2010

Self control

Luke gets frustrated easily when he is sick, and on top of the mini-tantrums like the one he had in the bagel shop he can be too rough.  This morning he slapped Dada a little bit on the couch.

   L: [slaps daddy's arm]

   D: That's too rough, Lucas.  I don't like that.

   L: [looks concerned and starts patting daddy's arm gently]

   D: Thank you Lucas, that's much better.

It's almost (almost!) better than no slapping at all.  Every toddler has the urge to hit, bite, push, etc.  You can't eliminate the urge; the goal is just to learn to control it.  It's so great to see him doing that!

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