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From: tim@ism780c.UUCP (Tim Smith)
Newsgroups: net.kids
Subject: Re: "Mine, mine, all mine" -- help
Message-ID: <183@ism780c.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Dec-85 22:00:32 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 20 22:00:32 1985
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Reply-To: tim@ism780c.UUCP (Tim Smith)
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In article <941@ihlpa.UUCP> ibyf@ihlpa.UUCP (Scott) writes:
>> >Any good advice on "helping" a toddler gently through her "I own it all
>> >and you can't have it" phase?  Rational answers like "no you don't, I
>
>I only have two, fiarly close in age and the best thing I've come up with
>is when I hear them fighting over anything, I calmly walk over, take the
>object in question, walk to the garbage can (in sight of both of them) and
>deposit the offending item.  This may or may not be accompanied by something
>like. "Keep fighting and ALL your toys will be in the garbage."
>I've only done it three times, the third being the clincher.
>It was the oldest ones favorite Barbie doll!
>
>
Geez!  Do you have any pets?  I hope you will use a different procedure
if the kids start fighting over the dog or cat!
-- 
Tim Smith       sdcrdcf!ism780c!tim || ima!ism780!tim || ihnp4!cithep!tim