tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post5126512143497455716..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: Self PunishmentCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-5954181265663887022008-12-01T19:09:00.000-08:002008-12-01T19:09:00.000-08:00Those pies look great!As for Pumpkin--Munchkin doe...Those pies look great!<BR/><BR/>As for Pumpkin--Munchkin does something similar, very repetitive and ritualistic, and it strikes me like role-playing. It's like she's trying to make it her own by initiating it herself and controlling all the steps and replaying it and replaying it.<BR/><BR/>We use time outs: 2 minutes, because she's two. It usually works. Sometimes, it's 2 minute timeouts chained together because when we check on her, she tells us that she is "busy whining and crying" and "not ready to calm down". Okay!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-86496109924787216292008-11-30T18:09:00.000-08:002008-11-30T18:09:00.000-08:00The pies tasted great...I didn't even notice one h...The pies tasted great...I didn't even notice one had "shrunk".Darethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12898446420558086837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-56809698213921421092008-11-26T08:02:00.000-08:002008-11-26T08:02:00.000-08:00Mimi does the fake crying too, just part of her pr...Mimi does the fake crying too, just part of her process. I think it helps her burn off some steam when she is all wound up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-51851708262031660842008-11-26T07:13:00.000-08:002008-11-26T07:13:00.000-08:00I immediately thought of Playful Parenting when yo...I immediately thought of Playful Parenting when you described this! It sounds to me like she is working through what time outs are using play and practice. Not a bad thing, but hard to enforce the rules when it becomes part of the game. These kids can always find a way around us!<BR/><BR/>I thought the pie crusts look great! Pie crusts are harder than most people think. Good job!caramamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327695885346537321noreply@blogger.com