Hi
I want to know if I am approaching this correctly or am I scaring my child too much.
My 2 5month old sons throws his toys n things of choice on the ground (not always, as he plays with his toys too).
But yesterday evening I said that I will put the toys in the bin if he doesn't pick them up. I also said that the garbage truck will take them away.
He looked at me with a concerned face (the toys were not put away at this time).
A little later on he was throwing things while we were upstairs n I said the same. He looked concerned n a little sad and we picked up the things together.
Was I a little harsh in this approach? Was a using a scare tactic here to get the result I want? I have been approaching this through gentle parenting techniques but sometimes become impatient n say No or sometimes I don't say anything at all.
I believe this is normal behaviour for this age. I don't want to scare him. Maybe I can use this approach sometimes but not all the time.
Thanks in advance.