The dulcet tones of a 3 year old having a tantrum at bedtime!

[MarillionFan]

Negotiator.

Choice A - Eat your tea, have a bath, get a story and go to bed

Choice B - Don't eat your tea therefore no bath, but you can have a story and then straight to bed.

Child

I don't want my tea, but I will have a bath and a story and go to bed!!!

Result = Meltdown.

I'm fairly certain it's easier to negotiate with a terrorist!!

[MarillionFan]

Aha. Meltdown = waking the 10 month old.

FFS!

Scarpers

[SueEllen]

I'm sure your kid isn't going to starve to death though they may wake you in the middle of the night crying that they are hungry.

[RichardCranium]

Choice A - Eat your tea, have a bath...

Choice B - Don't eat your tea therefore no bath...

Why is there a connection between the child eating tea and the child having a bath?

[Drewster]

What is this "negotiate".....

Shirley - You set the rules.... They follow the rules....

[gingerjedi]

I've started to use the "I'm going to count to 3" routine on my 2 year old.

1... 2... 3... at which point she shouts "4" and laughs at me, you can't win.

[blacjac]

You can't reason with a 3 year old. They are not yet developed enough to understand choices and sacrifice.

[tay]

I've started to use the "I'm going to count to 3" routine on my 2 year old.

1... 2... 3... at which point she shouts "4" and laughs at me, you can't win.

I am not looking forward to that stage.

I told Mrs tay about this post, she thought it was funny.. until we both realised we have this ahead of us.... suddenly not so funny.

[AtW]

You can't reason with a 3 year old. They are not yet developed enough to understand choices and sacrifice.

This forum is so full of 3 year olds...

[tay]

This forum is so full of 3 year olds...

Surprisingly ATW you do have these brief moments of clarity dont ya!