Had playdate yesterday with little girl about 2 months older than DS' 2 years. She's obviously a wee bit further up the developmental ladder than we are, which is fine (not expecting full sentances, confident potty usage, etc from DS just yet) but she religiously said 'please' and 'thank you' at every opportunity. Which was nice.
DS is a lovely child, but refuses to say 'please', 'thank you' or - when appropriate - 'sorry'. It's not that he can't say these words, but that he refuses to. My mum's advice is withold the biscuit (or whatever) until he produces the magic word, but he really really won't. He will cry, storm, go without biscuits for days, but will not give in.
Am I expecting too much from him? Should I persevere, or is the biscuit-witholding cruel?
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ProjectGainsborough · 21/07/2011 10:05
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