Bad words
There are some words that you probably shouldn’t teach your kids. I’m not talking about curse words or derogatory statements. I’m talking about simple little harmless words that make parenting more difficult.
The example I’m thinking of right now is “chocolate”. If you read my previous post about the chocolate pudding, then you know that Jack likes chocolate pudding. There is a problem with him knowing the word chocolate and what it means. Here it is.
When he doesn’t want to eat dinner, we sometimes try and get him to at least eat some yogurt, especially if he only wants dessert (ie. pudding). He likes yogurt, but getting him to agree to eating it isn’t always easy. So we started calling it pudding. We’ll ask him what kind he wants, pink or green pudding (strawberry or key lime). Here’s where the bad word shows up. His response now is usually “chocolate pudding”.
Luckily, we’ve been out of chocolate pudding, so he’s settled for pink or green. On a side note, he still wants to hold one while eating another.
‘Til next time.