He also loves to spit, especially with food and/or drink in his mouth. We can't go to McDonald's (or any other like child friendly restaurant) right now without an angry mom approaching me because Dane spit massive amounts of soda into their poor child's face! He does it so fast! I turn my back for 1 second and the damage has been done. He finds it very humorous, but I on the other hand, have to stop and count to 10 before I totally lose it!
He seems to respond well to Time Out and understands what he did wrong. He also apologizes in a seemingly sincere way, but he forgets quickly and often repeats his bad behaviors. I know that consistency is everything and that we will continue to discipline him for wrong doings and praise him for good behavior, but I must admit, this phase is exhausting!
However, this is hopefully just a phase and he will grow out of it soon...right? Or, it will just evolve into different behavior issues, as we have seen with Logan (talking back, etc.). I know that this is all part of parenting and even though it may be hard at times, there is nothing more important or more rewarding. Often I worry about my parenting skills and if we handle each new challenge correctly, but more importantly, we love our kids more than anything. We want nothing more, but for our children to be happy, healthy, safe, prosperous, and loved beyond belief...something that we work day in and day out to achieve for our sweet little boys:)
But, isn't he one of the cutest little stinkers you have ever seen?:)
