Does anyone have any good ideas on what to do with my animals’ water dish? Now that Evelyn is hyper-moile this is a constant source of fascination. Just today I came into the kitchen and she was sitting next to it, her hands were wet up to the wrist and there was water all over the floor. She was just sitting there with her hands on her legs and a little smile that said “What?”. Then a little while later I heard a thud and she started crying. I turned around and she was lying on her tummy, two feet away from the bowl and both legs wet up to her knees. I don’t know what she did. This girl is ridiculous. Any ideas?
Friday Favorites: Carnation Instant Breakfast. I have had a hard time keeping on weight while nursing this baby and this is a staple.
My Aerolatte milk frother.
Gretchen gave me this last year with a stainless milk pitcher. I put the pitcher of milk over my burner and froth away. It’s great for hot cocoa and chai lattes and also stirs up a mean glass of Carnation Instant Breakfast.
Lastly, Arby’s Spicy Three Pepper sauce. This is possibly the best condiment EVER. I want to try to make it myself for some tater tots. It has lots of corn syrup and preservatives in it so it would be great if I could duplicate it but I haven’t found a recipe for it yet.
And here is some sunshine on this drizzly day.
Have a great weekend!
Maybe put the water dish in a room little sweetie can’t get into?
I’m afraid that until the clear understanding of the word NO happens, the only safe option is to pick up or remove all things dangerous or valuable. The positive side of this is she’s sooo cute even getting into trouble!
Hello,
In reference to the “dog bowl incident”: Simply teach her not to splash in the water. No matter how long it takes. It may take a week for her to “get it”. CONSISTENCY is key and it can get frustrating, but the payoff is enormous. She’ll know you mean business. So, maybe (if you are saying no) instead of saying no, no, no, or moving the dog bowl, just firmly say “it is NOT OKAY to splash in (your dog’s name) water. You are making a mess and the dog won’t have any water to drink if you spill it on the floor” and then maybe right away divert her attention to something else. My parenting style is to never let them start doing something you don’t want to continue (nip all bad behavior in the bud) and don’t rearrange everything to suit their whims. They should rearrange their behavior to suit YOU. Did I mention that keeping consistent can get frustrating? HA….Anyway, For me, saying “it is not okay to….” instead of “no” just seemed to get carry more weight. Your words are taken more seriously than just them hearing “NO” all the time. They need to hear that it is not okay and WHY. These are just my thoughts. As parents we all have to do some trial and error to find what works best. I hope this info helps a little.
Thanks,
Kelly, mother of Tyler, age 7
Rolla, MO
Just move the bowl so your child can’t get to it. Being to strick with your child will just harm your bond with your child. Kids need to explore and make mistakes it’s part of being a kid.
Send her to gramma’s house… far away from that nasty, tempting bowl!!!
Oh… gramma has one too:)!!!
She’ll figure it out when she gets tired of getting wet and being told no… kinda fun for her right now though:) You are doing a wonderful job of parenting… a little water on the floor for a while, not that big of a deal … next thing you know you’ll be bringing her to preschool.
Love Gramma Olson