The Art of Distraction

I haven't mastered it yet but I have come to see the incredible value of "the art of distraction," as I call it.

You just can't reason with a two year old. It's pointless and frustrating. So what do you do instead of explaining things like if you don't change your poopy diaper your bum will hurt or if you don't wash your hands you get the house all sticky? Well, you talk about anything in the world that may happen to catch some interest and distract them long enough...how many butterflies are on your shirt, where did your tongue go, etc, etc. Sometimes I forget that you can't force or explain (at least without screaming or tears) and the art of distraction doesn't come naturally to me but I try.

Exhausting I tell you!