I don't know why Allison loves the bottle so much, and of course, milk is her favorite drink. Everyday when she came home from Nanny's house, the first thing she asked for is : I want milk! In the bottle! Please ? (Rarely she will say : please, but you could tell the begging from her face)
Well, as a parent, I thought, you just come back from "work" after a long day,
you might be thirty or a little bit hungry, having a bottle of milk is really not a big deal. Plus, I always add some water in it to make it 40-60 ratio.
However, I can't recall when she started this, even right after dinner, she wants some milk as well. Hey, little girl, that's kind of too much. I remembered you just finished a bowl of rice, some soup, and half of my juice. Now you want some milk, again ?
Usually, if I said, NO. She will start to raise her voice, "I want milk, I want milk" then start to cry or scream, sometimes rolling on the floor (don't know where does that come from, somebody's gene I guess.)
It is a mission impossible to reason a 2-year-old like, you will get fat if eat too much, or you will increase your cholesterol or blood sugar if you don't control your diet ..etc... you have to admit, even an adult won't listen to this kind of crap.
So, I used some delay strategy by telling her, okay, you can drink your milk, when
it is 9:00 o'clock. She is a little confused? "okay, Daddy said I can drink, but what's 9:00 o'clock ?? " then she said, "oh, it's 9:00 now, I want my milk!"
"hey, smart girl, not yet, it is only 8:20pm" I said.
"no, it's 9:00 now, I want my milk, I want my milk" she replies.
"Let me tell you what does 9:00 o'clock mean, it's when the long leg of the clock goes from 4, to 12, then you could have your milk."
She seems to understand what I am saying...and the next thing she does is:
she pulls a chair in front of the clock, stand on the chair and stare at the clock motionless for 40 minutes !!
Daddy, is it 9:00 o'clock yet ??
Well, what can I say, I guess she deserved her milk this time. Standing for 40 minutes did burn some calories ..
