Millie Rosa

Thanks, Pam. Well I haven't heard the term Joyful disruption before, but I have done that plenty, and you are right that it should work well in this situation. Guess I was too busy being bothered to think of it...good idea, thanks!



Have you read about "joyful disruptions?" This might be a good use of
that kind of response - or at least something verbally imaginative.

For example, he says, "No, don't eat cereal," and you say, "It isn't
cereal - I'm eating a big bowl of juicy fat WORMS. YUM YUM YUM." He
says, "Mommy, don't take a shower," and you say, "Well, if I don't
we're going to be able to plant seeds all over my skin, I'll be so
dirty, and then the seeds will grow into plants and I will be a walking
forest." Etc.

Could work - having a sense of humor really helps a lot with parenting.
You just have to be careful that it doesn't come across as teasing or
making fun of him.

Otherwise, I'll be listening to other responses, because I also do not
at ALL handle it well when I feel like somebody is ordering me around.
It pushes all my buttons, too. I'm sure there will be others here with
some great insight and we'll both learning something!

-pam





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