https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:07:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-say-when-your-lo-doesnt-want-to-do-something#post-1529049 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 09:57:24 +0000 Mamaof2 1529049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 yr old - I tell her either she can do X or mommy can do X - she usually decides SHE wants to do it.</p> <p>5yr old - I tell him "sometimes we have to do things we don't want to do" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-say-when-your-lo-doesnt-want-to-do-something#post-1529038 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 09:55:21 +0000 mrsjyw 1529038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>talking to him calmly and asking if he wants to be a good boy by doing X or X... is the ONLY way he'll willingly come around and do the task! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-say-when-your-lo-doesnt-want-to-do-something#post-1529023 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 09:53:20 +0000 autumnlove 1529023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Something like....brush teeth, sit down for dinner, wear clothes, get in the carseat, etc? I try to calmly explain why we need to do something but she still gets pissed. </p> <p>I think my parents said "too bad" to me when I was younger. :P </p>