Disciplining Reuben

Reuben is at the age where he is able to distinguish between right from wrong. Hence, discipline must be instilled. Whenever I reprimand him, he would pout his lips. He would look very sad, with eyes welling up with tears and lips quivering. He would look at you and he would lift his head with pride. He would not move an inch or make a sound and would stand there to receive his shelling. He is very different from Phoebe.

Phoebe would fidget when I scold her and I have to order her to stand still and look at me. She will also whine and say, "Mommy..." and then burst out crying. I want her to learn how to receive her reprimanding with humility. After all the scolding, Phoebe will always ask, "Mommy can you give me a hug?" I will always end the episode by giving her a hug to ensure her that mommy loves her and that I will not condone her wrongdoings.

Likewise for Reuben, after receiving his fair share of shelling from me, he would reach his break point and burst into tears but Reuben's break point is higher, he will only burst into tears after severe scolding. Then I will give him a hug too.

If it is a fight between Phoebe and Reuben, after both are reprimanded by me, they will usually ended up in tears. Then I'll end the episode by telling them to hug each other, then I'll hug the two of them. A lot of heartache to see them cry, but they're also very cute when you see them upset, especially Reuben because he'll really pout and purse his lips and sometimes, he'll pout a lot, practically the whole lower lip will pop out. Sometimes, we have to resist giggling when we see him doing that.

Love my 2 babies A LOT ! (^_^)