If you dont say "no"...

[Bot Girl]

Originally Posted by e_mom_e WOW that was GREAT! I don't know WHY I didn't see it...I DO tell him ALL those things and he does respond, like when he hits the dog, it never works to say, don't hit that's not nice or what ever.... but when I take his hand and nicely stroke the dog and say, pet Rosco nicely like this, he seems to REALLY get it...and in the tub and highchair now I say Sit down when he stands up and he usually does right away...now I have to let DH read this so he will understand my perspective a little better...I knew it I just never knew how to explain it or say it. THANKS!!! like you said, I think different things work differently for dif kids/parents but I think this is exactly what "I" needed for me and my ds.

Good luck, Mama! It took me some time to teach g-ma. She kept saying don't do this and don't do that - I just kept saying, "Tell her what you want her to do." After a few times I started to sound like a broken record, and I guess my mom was sick of hearing it b/c she fired back with "IT'S HARD!" I just said "I KNOW it's hard! I've been doing it a long time."

It's going to take some time, but keep at it! Feel free to ask for help if you just can't come up with positive words for a particular scenario! I'm sure one of us DS mama's will think of something!