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.  

 

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