'You're a naughty girl!', said DP. AIBU?

[Rainatnight]

I don't know if I'm being over sensitive or not. DP and I are having a tricky time at the moment and I don't want to make a big deal out of it if I'm being unreasonable.

DD, 18 months, tried to draw on the newly decorated kitchen wall three times when I was out of the room this morning.

I came into the room to find DP picking her up and saying 'naughty girl!' to her.

I really don't agree with this. I don't think a child that young can be 'naughty', and I think labelling a really little child as naughty for normal toddler behaviour is really unhelpful.

But I'm quite soft and I over think this kind of thing more than DP. It could just be a figure of speech and not something that will scar DD for life!

Thoughts?

YY to 'Get off your bum parenting'!!

Looking for some advice... my son is 18 months old and goes for a morning nap about half 11/12 but then tends to fall asleep about between 5 and 6 in the evening then stays up late at night 😵 just wondering how to cut out the evening nap as im trying to get him used to sleeping in his own room and cot....any advice would be greatly appreciated 👍😁

@julzeff91 you might want to start your own thread - this one is really old.

Ask him if he can reframe to 'its naughty to draw on walls', or 'your behaviour is naughty'.

Its unhelpful to call a child naughty

😭😭😭4 year old thread guys

@NotAgainYoda

It's pointless and inaccurate telling an 18 month old they are naughty.

Exactly.

@Eltonjohnssyrup

How do you think children learn what is acceptable behaviour or not? By being told what is naughty behaviour and what isn't.

This^

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