Very cute! Seems that you weary yourself trying to get him to listen to you. Remember that Cosby skit where he was forced to listen to a mother repeating her son's name 'Jeffrey'. That kid was 4.
You wonder if he doesn't understand, doesn't care, or if he is testing you. Maybe he thinks his name is that same sound as your your exhalation. I read you can get kids to do things by singing the directions. An Operatic approach. If that doesn't work, you might try this. Clear it with the parents first. I saw the British Nanny do it and it works well if you are consistant and kind:
" Come here, Gil. Look. We have a new rule."
I don't think they get rules at that age but try it, he may be very advanced.
"I'm gonna call you once, Gil, and once is ALL your'e gonna get. If I have to call you more than once, you WILL be sitting in Gramma's Hot Seat for {a specified amount of time)."
'Gramma's hot seat' is any chair which is warmed up from someone having already sat in it for awhile. most uncomfortable. Some people call it 'Time Out'. Whatever.
You give the child one minute of time out for every year on Earth. If they walk away they must be put back there. Gently. A timer is set. You explain why they are getting time out. The child sits without toys, alone and then you tell them they can leave, explain what they did to deserve such punishment, and hug em. Seems to work. Lessens the aggrivation. They learn to listen, and respect authority that can put em in the hotseat.
I don't have kids. i have old people who best listen when i call them.
see the way he parked the plane under the chair? brilliant!!! i feel sorry for parent's who are going to have to PAY for their kids harvard tuition ... hold up, gotta go, gilly's about to endorse obama.
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Very cute! Seems that you weary yourself trying to get him to listen to you. Remember that Cosby skit where he was forced to listen to a mother repeating her son's name 'Jeffrey'. That kid was 4.
You wonder if he doesn't understand, doesn't care, or if he is testing you. Maybe he thinks his name is that same sound as your your exhalation. I read you can get kids to do things by singing the directions. An Operatic approach. If that doesn't work, you might try this. Clear it with the parents first. I saw the British Nanny do it and it works well if you are consistant and kind:
" Come here, Gil. Look. We have a new rule."
I don't think they get rules at that age but try it, he may be very advanced.
"I'm gonna call you once,
Gil, and once is ALL your'e gonna get. If I have to call you more than once, you WILL be sitting in Gramma's Hot Seat for {a specified amount of time)."
'Gramma's hot seat' is any chair which is warmed up from someone having already sat in it for awhile. most uncomfortable. Some people call it 'Time Out'. Whatever.
You give the child one minute of time out for every year on Earth. If they walk away they must be put back there. Gently. A timer is set. You explain why they are getting time out. The child sits without toys, alone and then you tell them they can leave, explain what they did to deserve such punishment, and hug em. Seems to work. Lessens the aggrivation. They learn to listen, and respect authority that can put em in the hotseat.
I don't have kids. i have old people who best listen when i call them.
Maybe the kids name isn't Gil. Try Jaitre.
see the way he parked the plane under the chair? brilliant!!! i feel sorry for parent's who are going to have to PAY for their kids harvard tuition ... hold up, gotta go, gilly's about to endorse obama.
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