Avyaan loves remotes, doesn't matter what kind, Roku, TV, Sound Bar, XBox, he loves them all equally. In trying to discourage playing with them, I took it from him. Immediately, he started crying, something he has perfected when he doesn't get his way. So, a few seconds later, I returned it to him, which brought back the smile.
Now, I don't want him to learn that you can get your way by shouting through a disagreement, so I took it back a few moments later and when he resumed the shouting, instead of giving it to him again, I tried reasoning, whatever little of it you can do with a toddler. Of course, that didn't work and I eventually had to hand him the remote.
But something new happened today. He was looking at me angrily. Anger, genuine anger is something I hadn't seen in him before, so just to test, I called him towards me. Usually, he would jump at me, but he just hugged Prajakta tighter. So, I switched tactics and went to him instead. This time he actively pushed me away! I had my confirmation, yes, he was truly angry with me!
Now I need to figure out a way to teach him to take a no for an answer without him shouting his way to a win and without hating me. Wish me luck!
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