Lilly is 4.
Apparently it's the "in" thing to use "bad" words when you turn 4. Lilly is currently in a hate, stupid, nasty cycle. My favorite is when I put her in timeout and she yells, on her way to the steps, "You stupid hate stupid nasty woman!" I love it so much.
While I know most of the kids her age are also testing out new and exciting words which also include potty talk, I really can't take much more. So I devised a plan. Each day that Lilly went without using one of these words, she would earn a sticker. If she earned 3 stickers in a row we would take her to get ice cream (her choice). The first 3 days worked like a charm. As promised, we went to Diane's Water Ice for a gelati! Here she is enjoying her reward.
While I know most of the kids her age are also testing out new and exciting words which also include potty talk, I really can't take much more. So I devised a plan. Each day that Lilly went without using one of these words, she would earn a sticker. If she earned 3 stickers in a row we would take her to get ice cream (her choice). The first 3 days worked like a charm. As promised, we went to Diane's Water Ice for a gelati! Here she is enjoying her reward.
We're back to bad words now and the stickers aren't working anymore. I enjoyed my 3 days of happiness and nice words. I'm currently devising Plan B. I'll keep you posted.
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