elizabethdm

Telling them what to do, instead of what not to do really helped us. It’s almost like they can’t process what the inverse of an action is.
Instead of “we don’t throw food” use “food stays on the plate” and we would remind him of it when we sat down for dinner. “Where does food go? On the plate”

Instead of “don’t throw toys” use “we throw balls/soft toys, etc”

It’s not an overnight fix, but it does sink in and gives them an action they can do right then instead of just telling them no.

*there are times you do have to just say no, but we try to look for the yes, so you can’t slam the toy on the nice wood floor, but you can slam it on the mat right here.