Our 15 month old now loves to shake his head "No". He has not yet taken to saying the actual word, surprisingly since it is an easy one. He thinks it is funny and whenever I ask him not to do something, even if I don't use the actual word "No" I now realize that I shake my head this way. Sometimes I think that our kids are just mirrors of ourselves-scary!
The other day at the dog park another mama asked him, "where is your nose?", and he shook his head "No". It is quite cute as he smiles a sly smile and shakes his head but it makes me realize how often we use "No" even though I have made an effort to say things like "leave it", or "please don't", they are still in the negative. I have been cautious about using "No" for the everyday and saving it for the more important "absolutely not" applications. Aside from this, I am starting to notice how little "Yes" there is in our day. I certainly don't want to raise our child in a negative environment. I want for him to see a world of endless possibilities limited only by his own imagination. My new goal for myself is to find new ways of saying 'YES'.
photo courtesy of Paleontour on flickr
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