Fully prepared to be flamed for this as I'm pretty sure iabu.
I have a 3 year old who if it makes any difference at all is extremely intelligent. His nursery refer to him as the 6yo and have to find things for him to do accordingly.
This morning he took every single thing out of his room and flung it everywhere to the point where there's nowhere to stand. It was slick and span from me tidying it the day before and every other day (which I happily do).
This morning I asked him to tidy up one thing at a time and he wouldn't. I stayed in his room with him for about 40 mins trying to encourage him and motivate him in an upbeat sort of way to find things and where to put them but felt that if I did it it would only get worse. In the end I brought dd down for a play and left him up there to tidy. At this point I had done quite a bit so not that much left at all.
I told him he could come downstairs when he had finished.
Been up to check about 4 times and he's not interested. Do I just leave it and pick my battles?
I didn't think it was a harsh lesson to teach him but the longer it's gone on this morning I feel so mean.
Any experience?
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braxit · 25/07/2016 11:50
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