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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
As an example, toddlers often stumble and fall. They will look at their parents for cues as to whether or not to be upset. I taught myself to say "Bingo!" whenever one of mine fell down, so they quickly learned to brush themselves off and get up again. Had I run with an icepack and band-aid to them every time they fell, they would have taken their cue from me and cried and wailed at every little bump. My rule - no blood, no band-aid.
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This reminded me of a kid I used to babysit for who was top-heavy (had the biggest head in the world and a normal sized body). He would always fall down but never seriously get hurt and he would then look to me to decide if he should be upset or not. I made a point of saying things like "WOW! Wasn't that fun??? Such an adventure!" He would just laugh and carry on until the next time it happened.
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