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'No, mummy!'

Do you say anything when your LO says 'no mummy' to you? My boy usually says it when he doesn't want anything (eg no food, etc) but a mum this Easter just noticed it whe he said it and she said to me I should correct him as that's naughty... Am I too soft? :( x

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If he's saying no to a question or something offered then it's fine. If you have asked him to tidy up etc and he says no , there will be consequences and discussions about listening to what mummy (or whoever) has asked and being respectful

@Devon I agree with that. Also if they yell it at you, which my little one does sometimes, we always correct her and tell her we don't yell at mommy or daddy, just say no thank you. And now she always does this.

It’s not naughty at all, he’s a person and allowed not to want to do things / eat things etc. just like an adult. As others have said, if he’s screaming it or saying no to tidying up then you should explain why you want him to do what you are asking but I still wouldn’t call that naughty for a two year old! For reference, I’ll always ask my son what he wants to do / eat and when I offer options he’ll regularly say no to some of them - for example, asking if he wants to leave the park will always be a no 😂

Thank you all, this is so reassurance x

It’s not naught to say no though ?

@Jade at 2 years old, no it's not naughty... They are learning autonomy and independence and are also mimicking what we say to them. And at that age we tell them no a lot! We just have to teach them when it's appropriate and how to say it correctly. Now if they are fighting back and yelling or saying no to everything at 5, 6, 7 years old...then i would be more concerned.