We've been working with Juma on "saying things nicely" and being polite.
For example, a friend's mom offered him a fig newton. He began crying and said, "No! I don't want one!" I explained how it's nicest to just say, "No, thank you."
Or if he whines for a drink, we'll say, "Ask nice," and he'll immediately switch from the most sincere seeming cry to the most cheerful smile and ask in the sweetest voice, "Can I have some water, please?"
I think some of this parenting is working. This evening when Justin brought Juma in for a bath after a nice BBQ, we had this conversation:
Juma: Can I go back outside after my bath?
Justin: No. It's bed time.
Juma: [crying, running over to me] Mama, Baba said no. He's supposed to say yeah--that's what it is to say it nicely! It makes me sad when he's not says it nice.
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