Yesterday, my 5-year old was literally climbing the wall--with his sneakers on. He has figured out how to wedge himself against the arm of the couch and inch his legs up the wall. When I asked him to stop, he hesitated for a few seconds before climbing down. I explained to him that sneaker marks on the wall are a no-no. Five minutes later, I walk out of the kitchen into the living room and he's halfway up the wall. "I just asked you not do that. Why are you doing it." "I don't know," he says. Bill Cosby did a whole bit on this years ago that I never get tired of watching.
This is not an isolated incident. My son doesn't listen to me. His 8 year-old brother is marginally better at it. I keep telling myself that it's developmental, a testing authority kind of phase that will ...
