Scolding

Lucas now knows when he is being scolded. And he will do most babies do, cry.

Incident 1: He was grinding this teeth when I was feeding him one day. I told him a couple of times 'No'. Then my patience ran out when he happily grinding his teeth for a few good minutes. I raised my voice and said 'Stop grinding your teeth. You teeth will be gone before they are fully grown'. From my expression and tone, he probably sensed that it was not good and decided to cry. I had to pacify him by saying 'It is okay...Mommy loves you'. He then stopped crying.

Incident 2: Dominic was reading a book and Lucas swing his hand at the book and tore a bit of the book jacket. Dominic was shocked (it was a book borrowed from the library). Dominic raised his voice a bit and said 'Lucas, NO'. He looked at Dominic for a few seconds and decided to cry. Dominic was in shocked again and said asked me why was he crying so loud. I told him Lucas think he is being scolded. We had to pacify him again by saying 'Daddy is not scolding him. Book is meant for reading, not tearing'. We gave him the same book and told him to turn the pages gently. He was very careful with the book after the incident.

Incident 3: Lucas was eating my handphone. I was a bit frustrated after telling so many times not to put the handphone into his mouth. I might have raised my voice and said 'Lucas, don't put the phone in your mouth. It is not food'. Again he cried, and I have to pacify him.

He is beginning to understand face expression and tone of the voice.

Last weekend, we took him to an open air concert by California Philharmonic. We left the house at 5pm and only got home at 10.30pm. He was really well behaved and enjoyed himself. He did not cry at all, and managed to keep himself occupied throughout the whole concert. Bravo. Even Dominic's colleagues were surprised that he was so well behaved. We did have fun too. We brought a mat and food and had a little picnic during the concert. Living the California way.