At 7:15 this morning, Titus and I started our first timeout briefing of the day. A briefing usually consists of me trying to get him to understand why he was sent to timeout, and what he should do to avoid being sent there again!<\/p>\n
In this case, Titus had pushed Asher away from a puzzle he was working on. The debrief went something like this:<\/p>\n
Andy<\/strong>: Why did you have to go to timeout? Then I hear a squeak of laughter from Sarah, and I start to chuckle. By the time I regain composure enough to finish the debrief I realize that this particular \u201cteachable moment\u201d was reversed: Titus taught me his best technique for keeping Asher away from my stuff was to pin his head to the floor!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At 7:15 this morning, Titus and I started our first timeout briefing of the day. A briefing usually consists of me trying to get him to understand why he was sent to timeout, and what he should do to avoid … Continue reading
\nTitus<\/strong>: Because I didn\u2019t listen. (His scripted first response\u2014this is right about 90% of the time)
\nAndy<\/strong>: Nope. Why did you have to go to time out?
\nTitus<\/strong>: Because I did somesing to Asher.
\nAndy<\/strong>: What did you do to Asher?
\nTitus<\/strong>: I bowed his head. (I have no idea what he\u2019s talking about, but Sarah later explained it means pinning Asher\u2019s head to the floor while Titus finishes his activity)
\nAndy<\/strong>: How does that work? (I should have asked \u201cwhat does that mean?\u201d)
\nTitus<\/strong>: Good.<\/p>\n