I guess there comes a time in every parents life when they have to say "No" to their children. We have decided now was the time we said "no" to Norah once in a while... not to worry, she still gets her way on most things, it's just little things like putting her fingers in electrical outlets, or chewing on a pair of Dad's shoes where we have started with this new discipline.
Seriously though, we've started trying to tell her not to do things, instead of simply rushing over and taking them from her. It's been a pretty interesting experience so far. At nearly 8 months, when a "No" is spoken in a firm tone, she certainly knows she is supposed to stop what she's doing... and generally speaking she does... for a minute at least. The interesting part of it is that once she stops, she'll do one of her cute little tricks - you know, a silly laugh, clap or wave "hi" - before attempting to return to the task at hand, all the while with one eye on you to see if you're going to try to stop her again.
I'd estimate that somewhere more than half the time she will either give up or get distracted by something else, and we won't have to physically remove her from whatever harm she is about to get into, but it's fascinating to me that she's exerting her independence and testing the limits already... what is this going to mean for her teenaged years???
I'd also like to know is where she learned such a thing!
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