Toddler Tales
Teacher's Note:
"During gym she bit another friend. Please talk to Hannah about not biting others. Other than that, she had a good day."
Whuuuut??? Ok, so we thought it was kinda stupid and absurd to talk to our ALMOST 2 year old about something that happened at 10:00 AM that morning but ok, if you say so. It went something like this.
Daddy: "Hannah, listen to mommy and daddy right now. We do not bite others. NO bite."
Mommy: "Hannah, NO bite, we love and hug our friends but NO bite."
Daddy: "We DO NOT bite our friends. Ok?"
Mommy: "Hannah, say "DO-NOT-BITE-FRIENDS."
Hannah, with no eye contact, looking down at her feet, and sitting on her chair, in her adorable baby talk babbled:
"Dun-no-by-fins." (kinda)
Daddy: "Good, now let's hug and kiss."
So we hug and kiss each other. The day after our talk.
Teacher's note:
"Hannah enjoyed the class project- community helper: The minister. She almost bit a friend today. Please encourage her not to bite."
Mommy's stipulations: How do you ALMOST bite a friend? Do these teachers have children? Do they know how hard it is to sit your ALMOST 2 year old and have a talking to about something that happened so long ago? In her defense, I was a biter so she had the genes to become a biter. This is not an excuse but more of an explanation, yea, that's it!
Almost 2 year old, almost biter, that's progress for us!
'Biting' to an 'almost biting' status is good for these parents.
"During gym she bit another friend. Please talk to Hannah about not biting others. Other than that, she had a good day."
Whuuuut??? Ok, so we thought it was kinda stupid and absurd to talk to our ALMOST 2 year old about something that happened at 10:00 AM that morning but ok, if you say so. It went something like this.
Daddy: "Hannah, listen to mommy and daddy right now. We do not bite others. NO bite."
Mommy: "Hannah, NO bite, we love and hug our friends but NO bite."
Daddy: "We DO NOT bite our friends. Ok?"
Mommy: "Hannah, say "DO-NOT-BITE-FRIENDS."
Hannah, with no eye contact, looking down at her feet, and sitting on her chair, in her adorable baby talk babbled:
"Dun-no-by-fins." (kinda)
Daddy: "Good, now let's hug and kiss."
So we hug and kiss each other. The day after our talk.
Teacher's note:
"Hannah enjoyed the class project- community helper: The minister. She almost bit a friend today. Please encourage her not to bite."
Mommy's stipulations: How do you ALMOST bite a friend? Do these teachers have children? Do they know how hard it is to sit your ALMOST 2 year old and have a talking to about something that happened so long ago? In her defense, I was a biter so she had the genes to become a biter. This is not an excuse but more of an explanation, yea, that's it!
Almost 2 year old, almost biter, that's progress for us!


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