Toddlers act on the verb they hear — name the behavior you want

Toddlers act on the verb they hear — name the behavior you want

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You call out, don't run! And your toddler runs faster. That's not defiance. In a very real way, they heard one word, and that word was run. The fix is a small flip in the sentences you already say: name the behavior you want, instead of the one you don't. I'll show you why young brains hear this way, hand you a stack of ready-made swaps to steal, and save one thing for the end, what to do on the days when no words land at all. The rule you're holding doesn't change. Only the words do.

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