We have been working on getting Ali to pick up her toys when she is done playing with them. We have also been working on "enforceable statements" so instead of "Ali please pick up your toys" I say "Ali you get to keep any toys you pick up". Then if Ali doesn't pick up her toys I pick them up and put them away and she can't play with them the next time she wants to.
Until last night Ali had done a pretty good job of picking up her toys most days and she hadn't missed any that she had refused to pick up. However, last night she refused to pick up any of the toys she had been playing with including one or her favorites - her airplane. I picked them up and I all the toys from last night on the stairs behind the gate.
This morning she got up and noticed her airplane on the stairs.
A: My airplane! I need it!
Me: That's so sad Ali. Remember I told you last night you could keep any toys you picked up? Well, you told me you didn't want to and I should do it so I picked them up and put them away.
Ali turned away and I could see her fighting back tears. Then she turned back to me for a hug. Poor thing was quite upset but she didn't want to let it show. I hugged her and told her the airplane would be back tomorrow and next time maybe she could put it away so she could keep it.
Broke my heart but hopefully she will remember this and put her toys away herself next time . . .
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