How can I get Ds to stop calling me an.....

[nutcracker]

Idiot ??

He has got it off Dd1 who has been spoken to and knows what will heppen if I hear her say it again.

Ds however doesn't seem to be able to stop himself and i'm the main person he directs it at.

It actually makes me quite sad tbh.

How can I stop him ??

Remind me of his age.

Ignore it! Don't respond, don't answer. I tell my children once that if they talk to me like that I won't answer them until they've apologised. I tell them it's incredibly rude and I won't have it!

:( what age is he? Could you just distract him by calling him a chicken or something and wrestling him to the floor clucking?
I think try not to make an issue of it and hope it passes.
If he gets a reaction he will say it more IYKWIM

He is 3.4

I will try and ignore, but it's hard, and I worry he will think it's ok if I say nothing.

Everytime he is rude take a toy away. Works a treat in this house

LOL Charlie, hmm might try that one

Ah i did remove his leappad earlier when he said it so that could work yep.

Then they have to apologise and be nice in order to earn them back. At least a day before even one is given back! OMG that sounds really mean doesn't it?!

No i don't think it sounds mean.

Will come back to this in a bit, am burning the tea.

Maybe a chat about how its not nice to call people names? And specially not nice mummys.

DD hates it an dstarts crying not the toys mummy!!!!

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