tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488433810039574602.post829780967213403457..comments2023-10-28T02:50:16.786-07:00Comments on Jewish Single Mom By Choice: Drawing a line, in QuicksandDochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261212450148255826noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488433810039574602.post-5922936631843520242011-10-16T02:28:06.273-07:002011-10-16T02:28:06.273-07:00Whoa, I think you're making a little too much ...Whoa, I think you're making a little too much of her "resistance" to your politeness training. She's two, and she's doing exactly what 2 year olds are supposed to do- testing boundaries and staking out her independence. I highly doubt she will turn out to be a wild indian who doesn't know how to say please and thank you. I'd be more impressed that she has enough grammatical understanding to know that the correct answer to a question that starts with "Can" is "yes" or "no"!<br /><br />Don't try to break any impasses and forget about writing off her manners. Laugh it off as an adorable anecdote you'll be able to share when she's 20 and a regular pro at common courtesy.Commenter Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753256568022159103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488433810039574602.post-39014536535008419792011-10-15T21:22:18.364-07:002011-10-15T21:22:18.364-07:00Teach by example. She will get it.Teach by example. She will get it.Arielahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11552520475103960732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5488433810039574602.post-4607190072390428652011-10-15T09:55:38.053-07:002011-10-15T09:55:38.053-07:00I'm not sure there's much you can do besid...I'm not sure there's much you can do besides continue to deny her things if she doesn't say it, praise her when she does, and model the behavior yourself both when speaking to her and when speaking to others in her presence. You can bring a (stubborn) horse to water but you can't make it drink. Anyway she's only two years old. She'll probably start saying it when she widens her social experiences and gets positive feedback from teachers, other children, and her friends' parents.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012646103361709320noreply@blogger.com