[blparent] Jody's comments about the meaning of no

[sharon howerton]

I can sense your frustration at your daughter's inquisitiveness! But it also sounds like you have a very small place at this point. If it's possible, you might try gating an area you don't want your daughter to go or closing a door to the room if it's possible. There have been several stories, and not to scare you, about TV's falling on little ones who use entertainment centers to pull up and later climb. And I would not think, she would understand "if you do this, that will happen". She also may be picking up on your frustration so instead of reducing what she's doing, she'll do it more. It's a new world for her and she wants to know all about it. Not easy for parents though.

My offer extends to you and anyone on this list. I am trying to start  office hours for blind parents through Hadley where I teach a three course parenting series. We meet on Wednesdays at 1 PM Central in our Hadley lounge. You would need to contact me at my Hadley address
sharon at hadley.edu
for more information. I had no participants for our first attempt on August 29 but will keep at it.
Good luck.
Sharon