your child’s mind can also be used to
curb annoying behaviors by
teaching your tot a better way to act. Here’s an example of how to use a
little fairy tale to teach manners:
Once upon a time, there was a really smart piggy princess,
Penelope the pig. She loved to wear pink sneakers and to
eat toast with cinnamon and sugar for breakfast. But
whenever she wanted something, the little piggy always
whined and hurt everyone’s ears, so much that Mommy
Pig had to put cotton in her ears and a big hat on her head
so her ears wouldn’t hurt from the little princess’s sharp,
whiny voice. [Imitate the whiny voice.]
Then one day, the little piggy’s friend, Betty the bunny,
taught her how to use a quiet-as-a-bunny voice when she
wanted to ask for something. She said, “Penelope, try it
this way and everyone will like the way you sound!”
[Imitate the nice voice.] Penelope tried it that very day
when she wanted to go outdoors—and it worked. Even
though Penelope still didn’t get everything she wanted
every time she asked, Mommy Pig was so happy that
Penelope had learned a nice bunny voice that she took her
to the park and they played her favorite piggy game—
rolling in the mud—and they lived happily ever after.
When Roarke, a proud little three-year-old, threw cards
on the floor for the tenth time that morning, his mom,
Amy, demanded, “Pick them up!” Roarke pleaded for
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