Then there are those kids that make the typical naughty choices and when you try to give them consequences they laugh you. These kids make me crazy because they are generally very charming and they use this charm to try and get out of a dicey situation. Lucas is this kid. Of course! God blesses me with the most challenging kind of child. Bah!
So, on we go, Lucas and I, with our adventures and I am going to work on trying to get him to make better choices so he doesn't drive his teachers and I crazy. (: He's really funny, honestly. And he's super cute. But sometimes he knows this. I want him to keep that sweet little boy side. I want him to be able to run and jump and play and be wild sometimes. But, I don't want him to run away from me. I don't want him to use his strength to push over shelves in his classroom. I watch him and he does these things because HE thinks they're funny (and his friends at school think they're funny too).
So, because time outs only work marginally and because I'm not a spanker (doesn't matter, Brian's tried it, he laughs), I'm gonna keep looking for something better. Maybe some more positive reinforcement instead of negative? I also have to remember that he's 2 and very egocentric and "in the moment" (which, of course, is developmentally appropriate). He's also a really good little guy most of the time. It's just those times he wants to test the boundaries, it's usually in really unsafe situations.
Brainstorming. This is where all my job training and education comes in handy, right? (:
