When the Lying Starts...
So two morning's ago I wake up to Kylun crying and whining (which is my absolute LEAST favorite way to wake up - he has this horrible high pitched whine which sends shiver's down your spine). I'd rather the sound of him playing and then his sweet voice calling my name - nicely!.
A mom can dream can't she???
So I went into his room and left Chloe in our bedroom fast asleep, curled up on his bed with him and we cuddled. Then he decided it was time to get up, but I wasn't ready so I lay on his bed while he got up and started playing with his toys. A few minutes passed and he came up to me asking me to get out of bed and pulling the blanket off of me. When that only got me as far as telling him to continue to play so I could lye motionless on his bed and pretend I was sleeping, he didn't think that was a good idea. Nope, instead he turned on the bedside lamp that shone directly into my eyes to try and get me out of his bed. I lay there asking him to come back and cuddle - even read some books in his bed.
No such luck.
The little rascal instead walked to the door, then looked at me and with a voice of sincerity said "Chloe. Crying." repeatedly. I thought I was just not hearing her because we still had his white noise waves blaring in the room.
Nope it wasn't because of that at all...
I got up opened the door to his room, and entered our room expecting to see Chloe awake and crying. But alas as I entered the room in a quick manner woke her up. She hadn't been crying at all. Of course since I was up, Chloe now awake and Kylun managed to get out of his room to roam free through the house there was no going back into his room to play and hang out.
Was this Kylun's 1st lie?
I gave him the benefit of the doubt and assumed he must've heard something that sounded like a cry, and got confused. But I was wrong. Yesterday morning the same thing and today as well.Lied to my face but with a little glimmer of a smile trying to break through. He totally knew what he was doing. And since it worked before, why not try it again right?
I'm somewhat stunned, and yet not surprised all at the same time. One of those parenting steps you get flung into and hope you do alright in I guess, but you never know when this stage will hit exactly.
Have any good ideas how to deter lying, and teach him that it's wrong? Today he lied to me a couple more times too on other things, and started accusing his sister (who is 4 months) that she was kicking his trains. I wanted to laugh but didn't - don't want to encourage that.
Oh the life of a toddler. :)
Liz
A mom can dream can't she???
So I went into his room and left Chloe in our bedroom fast asleep, curled up on his bed with him and we cuddled. Then he decided it was time to get up, but I wasn't ready so I lay on his bed while he got up and started playing with his toys. A few minutes passed and he came up to me asking me to get out of bed and pulling the blanket off of me. When that only got me as far as telling him to continue to play so I could lye motionless on his bed and pretend I was sleeping, he didn't think that was a good idea. Nope, instead he turned on the bedside lamp that shone directly into my eyes to try and get me out of his bed. I lay there asking him to come back and cuddle - even read some books in his bed.
No such luck.
The little rascal instead walked to the door, then looked at me and with a voice of sincerity said "Chloe. Crying." repeatedly. I thought I was just not hearing her because we still had his white noise waves blaring in the room.
Nope it wasn't because of that at all...
I got up opened the door to his room, and entered our room expecting to see Chloe awake and crying. But alas as I entered the room in a quick manner woke her up. She hadn't been crying at all. Of course since I was up, Chloe now awake and Kylun managed to get out of his room to roam free through the house there was no going back into his room to play and hang out.
Was this Kylun's 1st lie?
I gave him the benefit of the doubt and assumed he must've heard something that sounded like a cry, and got confused. But I was wrong. Yesterday morning the same thing and today as well.Lied to my face but with a little glimmer of a smile trying to break through. He totally knew what he was doing. And since it worked before, why not try it again right?
I'm somewhat stunned, and yet not surprised all at the same time. One of those parenting steps you get flung into and hope you do alright in I guess, but you never know when this stage will hit exactly.
Have any good ideas how to deter lying, and teach him that it's wrong? Today he lied to me a couple more times too on other things, and started accusing his sister (who is 4 months) that she was kicking his trains. I wanted to laugh but didn't - don't want to encourage that.
Oh the life of a toddler. :)
Liz
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