even to 'Stop!!! Don't run into that...."

Sometimes I think our kids just hear the 'run into that' part and miss the rest !

Try to ask them to do what you want, not what you don't want - like asking them to walk, instead of 'not running'. 'keep your toast on the table' rather than 'don't throw your toast around'.

I've also got this thing going at bedtime and bathtime - not saying, 'its time for a bath' but rather 'what toys are you going to play with in the bath'. Same with bedtime, 'what books are we going to read in bed'. Don't give them a chance to say no.

My Alex has just turned 3 and we're in the process of getting a diagnosis. I thought there was something unusual about him just before he was two and a half. We go to an early intervention place once a week, their program is based on the floortime program from the US and gives you tactics and things to use everyday.