Mackenzie is a very easy going girl. She generally follows direction well and her temper tantrums ( still few and far between) don't last long. However, there have been times when the temptation was too great and Mackenzie broke a rule. Upon this occurance, Mackenzie is promptly pointed toward the direction of " time out" ( the corner nearest the front door in our leaving room- careful when you come in..hehe) where she sits for one minute. At which time, she is reminded of the offense which landed her in time out. She then says " I'm sorry" with a hug/kiss.
Even though her trips to "T.O" are infrequent, she sure got the hang of it quickly. Last week, I saw her standing near the tree: arm outstretched, finger ready for touching . Before she could actually touch the ornament, she saw me watching her and promptly, and in her best " mommy voice " said " Time out!" and marched herself to " T.O." When she arrived, she commanded herself to " Sit down!" and she sat. About half way through her time out, she said " I'm sorry!" And as I headed toward her to talk with her about things we can touch and things we can't, she said " Stand up! Hugs and Kisses!" Even today, a week later , she said " No touch Chris-tree. Time out!"
At least I know she's listening.
A sneaky picture I took of her in time out. She looks really distraught about being there, don't you think?
Aunt Meg showing Mackenzie her nutcracker collection:
After gifts, we walked up a few blocks to check out a food co-op that carried gluten free food. Mackenzie got to practice "stomp! stomp! stomping! "in the now!
