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Welcome to Raising Good Humans. I'm Dr. Alisa Pressman and I love doing bonus episodes where there's

just us hanging out and I'm answering listener questions. Today we're talking about

toddlers and throwing, consequences, imaginary friends, and playing with Legos. So

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live Q&A's in conversation with all of you. Okay, the first listener question is,

my child is almost two years old and is throwing toys that he shouldn't. Some things that are soft

like balls, but sometimes it's things that are hard like a train he shouldn't throw. He seems

to know that he can't throw it. Sometimes I tell him not to throw it and then he just throws more.

I tell him that he could hurt someone, but he continues to do it. Does he know the difference

and what should I do? Should I just not allow throwing in the house at all? Okay, you are definitely

not alone with the throwers. So we're talking about toddlers throwing things. So when it comes to

potentially dangerous things, it's not the time to do the pause and reflect. You just need to

make sure that everybody's safe. So if your toddler's throwing something dangerous, grab it

put it out of reach and explain. We can't throw trains, trains break, trains can hurt,

you know, whatever it is that's happening. So I'm going to put it away right now. You can throw

these and then hand the bin of soft toys, plush stuffed animals, anything you feel comfortable

with, or you can say we can throw balls outside and you can go outside if that's a possibility for

you and throw a ball. So you're not just saying no, you're saying no to that dangerous throwing

and yes, to throwing things that are acceptable. That way you don't have to just disappoint.

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