I always like giving my kids choices instead of just telling them what to do. Of course I know what I WANT them to do, so their choices may be skewed so that they'll make the "right" choice. So here's a conversation between me and Turner this afternoon.
Me: Do you want to go play quietly in your room with all your toys? Or do you want a haircut?
T: I hate haircuts.
Me: Do you want to get a haircut? Or would you rather go play with your toys?
T: I don't wanna take a haircut.
Me: So would you like to play with your toys? Or do you want a haircut?
T: I don't like haircuts.
Me: Do you want to play in your room? Then you don't have to get a haircut.
T: I HATE haircuts.
Me: So do you want to go play with all your toys? Or should we go do a haircut?
T: I'll play wif my duplos. No, my cars.
Glad he didn't choose a haircut because I'm planning on doing a massive haircut day tomorrow for everyone in our house! Including Cooper's first big boy haircut! So stay tuned for pictures!
Here's another one we had earlier:
Me: Do you want jam or honey with your peanut butter?
T: Peanut butter.
Me: Do you want jam or honey with your peanut butter?
T: Jam
Me: You want peanut butter and jam?
T: No, I hate peanut butter.
Me: So peanut butter and jam?
T: Honey. Only honey. No peanut butter.
Me: So, peanut butter and honey?
T: Only honey. I hate peanut butter.
Me: (As I'm making peanut butter and honey sandwich) Here's a peanut butter and honey.
T: (Eating it voraciously) I hate peanut butter.
Aren't three year olds fun?
4 comments:
Thats too funny! I thought I was the only one to give my kids choices like that... the only thing is when they get a little older and they can figure it out and they offer another choice.
That is great. I guess I can only look forward to amazing conversations with Mackenzie once she is 3! I will have to try out the choices idea. I'm not too good about giving them a choice.
You must have read Love and Logic Les! That haircut conversation made me laugh out loud.
I've had way to many of these kind of conversations than I probably should. That's hilarious!! I love it.
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