Apparently, it’s best not to over-use the word ‘no’ with
toddlers, or it begins to lose all meaning. Easier said than done when your
small person spends most of its time balancing on unstable objects and cramming
dangerous-looking articles into its mouth. Here are a few alternatives, anyway…
1.
That’s not a good idea
2.
That is a really bad idea
3.
That is a seriously, seriously bad idea
4.
(I told you that was a bad idea)
5.
Mummy would rather you didn’t do that
6.
Shall we try doing it this way?
7.
Stop it
8.
Stop it please
9.
PLEASE STOP THAT
10. Be
careful
11. Be
extremely careful
12. CAREFULLY
13. Nope
14. Negative!
Negative!
15. Not
good. Not good at all.
16. That
is naughty behaviour
17. That
behaviour is a one-way ticket to naughty-town
18. Can
you not?
19. Could
you possibly desist what you’re doing?
20. Ixnay
on the oopid-stay
21. Are
you crazy?
22. Shall
we try not doing that?
23. I
bet you can’t not do that
24. Wouldn’t
it be a fun game to try not doing that?
25. Look
at mummy NOT DOING THAT
26. (Daddy
wouldn’t be impressed to see you doing that, you know)
27. OK.
Chocolate if you stop
28. That’s
right, CHOC CHOC
29. Good
boy.
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