Spitters

I bought some Dixi cups to try and teach both boys how to swish water around in their mouth, and to spit out their toothpaste.

We've always used non-fluoride toothpaste. But I'm ready for them to spit the yucky food particles down the drain.

I still catch them swallowing first, then swishing the water and spitting. We'll have to keep working on it. LOL

Mica was practicing the spitting this morning. Isaak said, "WOW that's a cool one Mica! You did a good job!" He liked Mica's ability to spit. Funny kid!

Once we have this down, maybe we can tackle getting them to blow their noses! Both boy's have refused to learn this task. Mica needs to learn how to tie shoes. Isaak needs to learn how to wipe his booty. There's always something!

A Bad Habit to Break

• Isaak's odd/new bad habit. I say this because he had the habit of spitting a long while ago; it stopped. Now this habit is back again.
• I gave Mica and him a bath. Isaak spit. I warned him to not spit, and told him that if he did it again he would have to get out of the bath. Well he did it again.
• I quickly rinsed him, and took him out of the tub, dried him off, set him in the time-out chair, got down to his level and told him why he was there. He was screaming, crying and not happy.
• After sitting their for 2 1/2 minutes, I asked him why he was there? He told me why. He apologized and we hugged. 
• While I was getting him dressed, he spit again! 
• Off to the time-out chair he went. 
• Only this time he wouldn't have it. He kept getting up out of the time-out chair laughing like it was a game. 
• I attempting five times; then resorted to sitting in the corner with his face against the wall. He actually stayed there.

What do you do for discipline?