Originally Posted by Mana
Originally Posted by aquinas
DS (magnanimously): Okay Mama, that seems fair. I'll listen to you when you say yes and no. (DS beams a 500 watt smile that would melt the iciest of hearts.)

I hope your DS is better at keeping his promises than my DD. Every time she gets called on breaking a promise, I get this reply:

"Oh, don't worry Mommy. I have one thousand promises."

(>.<)

At this age, I'm not too concerned about him remembering and abiding by his statement. He's going to inevitably forget or renege and have to be reminded again. What I'm going for is agreement in the moment and cementing the feeling that our process is fair so that he tries to meet the guideline next time. If we can build some executive function skills and practice perspective taking, that's gravy. smile