Mary has become the little mimicker of her big brother. It amazes me to see how she instantly starts imitating him, whether he's doing something admirable or rascally. The phenomenon drives home for me the point of how important it is to form one's firstborn because he or she will serve as an example for the younger children.
We use time-outs and started with John around 24 months old (not that I think I know the "right" time to start with any given child). We have not begun time-outs with Mary as of 19 months old. Last night John was serving a time-out for some naughtiness when Mary ran over and hit me with a toy hammer. I told her, "Ma'am, you may not hit Mama! This toy is going into time out." I placed the hammer up on a shelf. Mary let out a solitary scream of indignation . . . and then she marched herself right over to the time-out spot and stood facing the wall right next to her brother. So, I think she's starting to get the concept of what time out is from watching her big brother!
Bonus, short video of Mary dancing
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