...and I need some advice about how to not make it funny.
It's just when he does dangerous stuff like attempting to climb out of a window or, as today, horrible stuff like pulling very hard on our elderly cat's tail. That's not on and I have to stop it. I had to wrestle his hand away from the cat and then I knelt down and said, 'No, that's cruel, you must be gentle' and I repeated the word 'gentle' (which he understands) and stroked his face to show what I meant. Didn't work because he started laughing at the word 'no' and apparently it just got funnier. I ended up banging out of the room like a teenager in a strop and I just feel shit about myself.
What am I doing wrong? (Please be gentle, I know I sound like a dick )
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19mo thinks it's hilarious to be told off
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IvorHughJackolantern · 18/10/2012 19:54
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