Today is Ellie's Worst Day Ever because it is beautiful outside and she wants nothing more than to play in the hose in the warm sun. The trouble is that there are hawks outside... So she can't actually go outside.
But shower and outside are vocabulary words for her, and she knows that I know that she wants to go outside... so, we have had the poutiest, most awful day ever! LOL
She pulled my glasses off twice, and threw them on the ground, she dumped her food and water, refused to do any training, didn't want to read, bit me a few times, and generally was sulky for hours. I even asked if she wanted to be in her room or in the kitchen today, and she bit chunks out of the cards and ignored me.
So... if it were possible to explain to her the idea that hawks are outside and could kill her, would you? She doesn't understand pain, I don't think - she's never really been injured.
Isabelle DOES chase her, so I could try to teach her, "Hawk Outside. Hawk Bite."
We could watch YouTube videos, but that would probably scar us...
Not sure how to approach this one. I did know that teaching Ellie vocabulary and literacy would mean a great deal of negotiating. This is our first :)
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