Have you ever heard a kid say a naughty word or even if it isn't a naughty word, hear parents ask you not say something or scold their kid for saying a certain word.
We tried to be that way with Myla and the word mine. We never used and would always say its Myla's or mommy's or daddy's. We tried hard and made sure not to use that word as we were a little worried that once she got the meaning of it, she would always say it (we learned this one from other youngsters).
Well, despite our best efforts you cant always control what other people say and Myla picked it up. She has since tossed that word to the front of her vocabulary and uses it like it is the word 'the.' She started using it about 1.5 weeks ago and we are trying to get her say Myla's instead, every time she says it, with some success, but we still got a ways to go.
Another naughty word in our part of the world is: 'juice.' We don't think juice is a bad thing to give every once in a while (we don't really want her to be a juice kid - milks more our style), its just that she loves the stuff and every time we open fridge she sprints to the door, tries to wiggle her way between our legs and and wedge her hand between the door and the fridge so she can get to the drawer where we keep them. And if you happen to get the door shut before she gets there, she will let you know with a good tug to the pants and a point at the fridge that she wants "juice." She is very good at saying this word and will let you know that you forgot to get her one. Sometimes when we cook we use it in our meals and if we accidentally say it loud, its over, and time to reach into the bottom drawer and get her some of that liquid gold. Just like many people would be happy with a lot of money or a pot of gold, Myla would be content in life if that pot was full of juice that she could drink at her leisure.
As a parent nothing beats seeing your kid with a big smile on their face and its great to see it when Myla gets her juice box (we just would rather put that smile on her face some other way)..
Having said all this.....these really aren't problems and she seems like she is a happy girl. So I guess we will just try to keep doing what we are doing and maybe to try keep the mine out of her mouth and our stash of juice out of her hands.
We tried to be that way with Myla and the word mine. We never used and would always say its Myla's or mommy's or daddy's. We tried hard and made sure not to use that word as we were a little worried that once she got the meaning of it, she would always say it (we learned this one from other youngsters).
Well, despite our best efforts you cant always control what other people say and Myla picked it up. She has since tossed that word to the front of her vocabulary and uses it like it is the word 'the.' She started using it about 1.5 weeks ago and we are trying to get her say Myla's instead, every time she says it, with some success, but we still got a ways to go.
Another naughty word in our part of the world is: 'juice.' We don't think juice is a bad thing to give every once in a while (we don't really want her to be a juice kid - milks more our style), its just that she loves the stuff and every time we open fridge she sprints to the door, tries to wiggle her way between our legs and and wedge her hand between the door and the fridge so she can get to the drawer where we keep them. And if you happen to get the door shut before she gets there, she will let you know with a good tug to the pants and a point at the fridge that she wants "juice." She is very good at saying this word and will let you know that you forgot to get her one. Sometimes when we cook we use it in our meals and if we accidentally say it loud, its over, and time to reach into the bottom drawer and get her some of that liquid gold. Just like many people would be happy with a lot of money or a pot of gold, Myla would be content in life if that pot was full of juice that she could drink at her leisure.
As a parent nothing beats seeing your kid with a big smile on their face and its great to see it when Myla gets her juice box (we just would rather put that smile on her face some other way)..
Having said all this.....these really aren't problems and she seems like she is a happy girl. So I guess we will just try to keep doing what we are doing and maybe to try keep the mine out of her mouth and our stash of juice out of her hands.
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