more than tell them what not to do. we all know that. but we all forget to do it. and we forget all the time.
"don't throw sand!" "stop yelling in the house!" "don't poop on the floor!"
how many times do we tell them what to do? how many times do we gently explain what is appropriate?
"we play with sand like this (example), because it hurts when it gets in your eyes."
"we speak in the house like this (example) because daddy's on the phone."
"we poop in the toilet like this (example) because..."
squash the poop example. you get the idea.
i will stop here and say i am not perfect. i am so 