She does listen

There are many times that we think what we say to Sevea falls on deaf ears. We all know that it seems like kids have selective hearing. Sevea will almost always hear you say something about a treat. But does she hear us when we tell her things about right versus wrong, good versus bad, etc? Yes, yes she does whether we feel like we tell her the same things over and over. Case in point:

Last night Sevea found a box of marbles in our bedroom. She has played with these before and decided to bring them out to the living room/kitchen to see if she could play with them. (Okay I will say I know that is one way to tell she does listen, she came to ask first!) The Zimmer's were over for supper so we told her no because Grayson was too little and he could choke on them. So she tells us, well I can play with them after Grayson goes to bed, that is a choice.

Insert background story: One method of teaching we use is giving our children options. I will tell her two options available to her and this then gives her the power. But the best thing is these options are both acceptable to me. Example: Sevea you can either pick up your toys or you can have a time out. It is your choice. Which choice will it be? So she may not want to pick up her toys but she isn't likely going to choose a time out. If she decides to not pick up her toys then we tell her you then choose a time out and she sits in one. But most often she will make the good choice and we praise her for it. But either way she is learning life has choices and to make the best of them!

It is so nice to see all the work pay off! With a face like that it is hard to not just give in :)