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Originally Posted by blktour
sometimes its not about explaining to them about the nails, but just saying "no", and a light tap on the hands when the child puts their hands in their mouth.
"honey, no biting nails. It's yucky and bad." ?? hmm well of course hes not going to understand that. Thats a complete sentence. i would just say NO. and move his hands out of his mouth.
it seems as if you are try to explain to him the reasoning to him. at this age, he doesnt need it.
all i know is when my dad was bringing me up. he was the king! he was the boss, and whatever he said, is what went.
he was a great man, and he was never my friend but my father.
people now days want to be friends with their kids. wrong answer. you can be friends when you get older.
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So, instead of building my son's cognitive and verbal skills and nurturing his rapidly developing mind you'd rather I just hit him, utter a monosyllabic "No" and leave it at that?? Brilliant.
You don't seem to be reading the part where I say "I can never catch him doing it." He won't be able to understand me saying "No" if there's nothing to say "No" to. Trust me, if I can catch him I plan on pulling his hand out of his mouth and telling him "no" very firmly, followed by an explanation as to why we do not bite our nails. Slapping his hand is pointless and only encourages him to hit.
Also, how many children have you parented, and where are you getting the idea that I want to be his friend instead of his mother?
Sorry, I was a bit cranky to begin with but bad parenting advice from non-parents just irks me.