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Use toddler Gates nol prevent youngsters from is both top and Bottoms her areas where there Are cover electrical outlets Wilh s. A Small child proof latches and screens toss a Towel bathroom door to prevent a himself in car Carroll recommends Reg classes in first Aid and Ssu citation car. These i by Community Hospital 1 various other organizations. Rends people have i kits at Home and in the car. Helping a 5-year-old Tell the truth by Garber and Robyn Freedman Spizman Cox news service my child does t Tell the truth. Help should i worry he s 5. Mrs. O. Everyone knows How Georgo Washington told the truth alter cutting Down the Cherry tree. We use this example naturally expecting our children to understand and value truthfulness for youngsters especially Linle ones differentiating act and fiction is a Complex concept ih9l develops gradually. By the age of 5, a child is beginning to distinguish whet is truthful and what is nol yet Santa Claus the tooth fairy and Superman remain real people to Many preschoolers. When he watches television a Young child s perceptions of reality Are not the same As yours or even an older siblings a 5-Ycaf-old s behaviour is governed by a desire to please Mommy and daddy. Ask yourself when the lying occurs does your child Tell a falsehood when you knowingly confront him with did you break the cookie Jar even with the evidence laying at his feet a typical response is no it he acknowledges his responsibility then you will be unhappy Wilheim. To override your son s reluctance to conless take a different approach if you re convinced he broke the Jar simply state the facts Jan you climbed onto the counter and accidentally dropped the cookie Jar breaking two rules in the if he should Otter an explanation first Praise Nim for r dealing his participation and take that into consideration when you define the consequences. That will provide future incentive to Lell the truth. With these ideas continue to increase the Odds that your child will value honesty and Lel Llhee truth. Use everyday situations to help your child distinguish last from fantasy. After Reading a Book or viewing a television program ask him whether the events could actually occur. Can people Fly is a Driver Likely to get hurl if his car crashes into a Wall discuss the lads identifying them As plausible or nol. To pass the time in the car or Wywie wailing in line play a fact finding game. Make statements some silly some True challenging your child to catch your obvious falsehoods. From boisterous boasting to talking Trees your child will enjoy tuning in to the Rulh. Capture the truth creatively. Consciously differentiate Between factual accounts exaggerations and out and out ties. V. Does your child enjoy creating stories if so put those juices to work. Let him dictate outrageous tales to you or give him a tape recorder allowing him to fabricate stories that will entertain others you May have a budding author in the family. Be a Good role Model. Avoid telling Little White lies. If younger children Gat into the amusement Park More cheaply but your child is past the cutoff age. Consider the example before taking the savings. Ii the cashier gives you the wrong change. Make an example of returning the extra change. She will appreciate your honesty and your child will remember the occurrence role play ways to tactfully handle situations without lying. What do you say when you receive a gift that s a duplicate. Of a toy you own Don t prompt lying. When you know the answer to the question Don t ask it. However if your child confesses first Praise his tooth Rushing is a perpetual problem instead of questioning your child Tell him he has 10 minutes to get the Job done. Reward his Sweet breath with a hug. Place additional value on telling the truth. Keep a truth both recording the times your child tells the truth. Share your observations at bedtime. Praise and reinforce truthfulness whenever it occurs. Don t be Overly punitive. If you re Loo harsh in doling out punishment your child May decide it s Worth the risk to lie. Clarity the consequences by enforcing a double the trouble Rule. Explain to your child that lying will get him into twice the trouble once for the action and once for lying so it s to his advantage to Tell the truth there s note particular age to push the panic Button. You Are on the right track by not ignoring your child s behaviour. Now place the emphasis on the truth and try to turn him around. If you find the pattern continues the serious lies Are increasing or ii you see evidence of malicious behaviour then if will be time to seek the help of a therapist. Most 5-year-Olds develop an appreciation of truthfulness. Think of George Washington and How to turned out Cherry tree and Alt. Behaviour guide if your Cut Lii has trouble expressing feelings directly establish new pathways. The younger child can draw a picture of his angry feeling in a Way i feel notebook. An Alder child can use a spiral notebook to record likes dislikes or daily dilemma. Give your child the Opportunity to share his entries when he wants to. This gives him one More Way to toll you what s happening in Hli Hie. Mind ind sep Tell ii tar my Brt fun we i n i tin m ell4 a Tiff a Fey a at Tim i u a Twuwa by pm in so. Requirements developing canine sell esteem and " owner privilege and ,, e puts ,1 just who s Gonna take care of this dog7kli. A 01 course there was the big questions by what we Gonna Call him so Onet night in whet Arielly tradition we gathered around the it Cheri table and tried to think of a name during the Typo of free association / brainstorming session commonly used by major and agencies to develop exciting Crand names for deodorants and laxatives. this creative process went something like this Rover Roscoe Rumpelstiltskin Rosencranz Reggie Rapunzel hey How about rags i said. Great idea. Dad wow you re such a Genius everyone except my Wile proclaimed in unison and so it was decided that my adopted son would be named rags at least until the next Day when i told my Friend the Emily Post of canine decorum the Man who should have been a consultant to so what d you name him he asked. Rags i said. Silence he furrowed his brow Ike a Doberman about. To lunge Lor my jugular. This dog has a Noble lineage. Its parents were a pions. It has re Yak food in its veins. Do you know we o his father was do you know who his Uncle was. What about his first Cousin twice removed i Shook my head. ". Well do you know who his paternal great Grandfather was. No i answered somewhat Side the Gladiator you should be honoured 1 this dog has agreed to live with you he Sale would you name one of your kids Rno i admitted on the other seen their rooms. Nonetheless 1 had to concede that Bennington lord Winslow Homer in had a Point. And so ones again we gait Kitchen table and struggled loth " name that reflected mar Pendleton Scofite Aqua Scutum Austin Reed princ Edward Prince Charles Prince alarm Fri wow no thing clicked we even considered naming him something like the terrorizes the Viking the conqueror great grandson of the Gladiator but they did t seem right i was having doubts. Perhaps i should have gotten a while i watched my son daughter and nipping at was no Gladiator or igl Lle eyes with ears i saw. A poet. Was repaired. I called and playfully her diaper conquerer. In of hair and the next my Friend i thought of another what ragweed i said. Sullen in Shelley Winters. No As in the great romantic poet Samuel Wordsworth lord Coleridge Byron Percy Bill thai evening As i watched Shelley the full Moon s Light while tumbling across the Lawn i knew i was right my Friend Back called the next Day. I think you should econ Side he said.-. " something loftier. How about shakes Pei member 16,1688 the stars and stripes Page 15
