Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 Way to go Ellie...who says the right incentives don't work...the lay person may see it as bribery, bt it works Abbie is sitting and likely won't need very many more 'incentive days' with gramma!!!!!!!!1 jennieFrom: Ellie [mailto: ellirnr@...]To: @...: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 22:23:33 -0500Subject: Abbie sat up!!Woooohooooo!!! Abbie has been sort of sitting for a while.... sits up but then keels over sideways or backwards. We've all been thinking, she seems to be strong enough but doesn't see any advantage to sitting, she can play/crawl/etc. just as well lying down. My husband and I had Abbie over the weekend while her parents were working (and, OK, deer-hunting, he got one) and I was thinking, obviously she's strong enough, what can I use to motivate her to keep the sitting position??? AHA, what Abbie loves best (besides love)..... food!!! So I got her little dish and spoon and sat her on the floor and she opened her little mouth and I gave her some peas. She keeled over. I offered her another spoonful and she opened her mouth and I said, " No, Abbie, sit up, " and sat her up again and she opened her mouth and I gave her more peas. She keeled over and we went through the routine again. I showed her how to sit herself up sideways from an on-the-floor position and we started again. After about half a dozen tries at this, she stayed sitting up. She's start to list to port or starbord and I'd show her a full spoon and she'd right herself and get her food. She'd put her hands on the floor in front of her and sit like a dog and I'd show her the spoon and say, " Abbie, sit up, " and she'd take her hands off the floor and straighten her back and open her mouth and get her food. Eventually she sat for about 15-20 minutes, since she'd apparently figured out I wouldn't give her any food unless she was sitting up. I showed her parents when they came to get her and they were floored. Abbie is sitting!!! She already could, she just didn't know she could, or didn't see why she should, but now she is sitting.Yayyyyy, Abbie!!!!Ellie, grandma to Abbie DS/10 months[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for messages to go to the sender of the message.To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 I was told by BJ's preschool tht it is called " behaviour management " now, not bribery ehehheheheeehehe Jennie wrote: > Way to go Ellie...who says the right incentives don't work...the lay > person may see it as bribery, -- Aussie Leis- mum to BJ - 6- alternating between devil and angel- ds, Natasha 22 months - fits the rhyme - there was little girl who had a little curl- and 8 weeks- slowly sucking brains from head outta my breast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 That is so great! What a great grandma...it must have been such a thrill for them to come home to find Abbie had acheived such a major milestone. (9, ds), Grace (6) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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