Toddler rhetorical strategies

[marydell]

Normally Charlie is fine leaving his binky in the car when we get to school.  We're trying to wean him off of them, because they give him rashes, he keeps biting big gouges in them which creates a choking hazard, and day care massively discourages 2-year-olds and up from having them because they end up in other kids mouths and fall on the floor a lot etc. (younger than 2's have more teachers per student, so they can keep track of binky ownership better).  Anyway today he just did not want to give the darn thing up, and I'm tired of buying them all the time because of losing them at school [day care].

Me: Ok, honey, let's leave your binky in the car; it's time to go in to school.
Charlie: No.
Me: You know we don't have binkies at school.
Charlie: Noo.
Me: If you go in with your binky, the teacher will take it away and we might have trouble finding it at the end of the day. Wouldn't you rather have it waiting here in the car with you?
Charlie: Nooo.
Me: Ok, I'm going to count to three...1, 2, 3. Let me have the binky.
Charlie: Nooo!
Me: *yoinks pacifier and tosses in car*
Charlie: NOOOOOOOO!!!!
Me: Look! puddles! Let's splash!
Charlie: *inarticulate rage*

Comments

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Maybe getting a fantastic Tupperware or similar in Charlie's favorite color to serve as his Binky House? If he can put it in a special place himself that might help (or not, of course).

[raqs.livejournal.com]

Hey, if you don't start now, you'll never make Mean Mommy of the Year. It's a stiff competition; many of my friends are in it.