Monday, August 18, 2008

The first Time Out

Terrible Two 就是这样准时到来的. 就象前面提到的'your preschooler this week' newsletter中提醒的一样:
Handling Big Emotion
Two-year-olds give the biggest hugs, flash the biggest smiles, and yes, throw the loudest, most spectacular tantrums. Because they live in the moment, their feelings are especially transparent. It's tempting to want to keep things happy for your child at all times. But it's also important for her to experience emotions like sadness, frustration, and anger without always being "rescued" by Mom or Dad, so she can learn to cope better with small setbacks.

2岁后的第一天, 皙皙同学表现出在daycare 开party时的反叛精神, 不管怎么温言相劝, 都尖叫发脾气不停. 终于被妈妈关到小卧室里, time out. 几分钟后开门进去, 妈妈搂住抽抽搭搭的小人讲解time out他的原因, 以及妈妈expect 的对错. 小人默默听下. 一天, 都是乖孩子.

Time out, 正式登上我家管教这名小preschooler的舞台.

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