Comments on: Become a “BUT” expert http://kidcatraz.com/2013/08/become-a-but-expert Kids and parenting Sun, 18 May 2014 15:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 By: Dr. J http://kidcatraz.com/2013/08/become-a-but-expert#comment-32 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 06:49:21 +0000 http://kidcatraz.com/?p=80#comment-32 JR

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck.

Don’t get caught in the “their own language” trap! I’m the mommy, they had better learn MY language.

]]> By: JR http://kidcatraz.com/2013/08/become-a-but-expert#comment-16 Sun, 11 Aug 2013 16:27:26 +0000 http://kidcatraz.com/?p=80#comment-16 Kids are very ingenious. They will find that one “but” you left out. They also have their own language. So, you may call it a date, they may say we are ” just hanging out.” At that point, do you go back and redefine your buts? It is the trial of semantics.

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