Be Specific

A few weeks ago, the boys were waiting for some friends to arrive for a playdate. They sat near the window, watching, and then Cameron said, "Hey, let's chant, 'We want our friends.'" So they said, "WE WANT OUR FRIENDS! WE WANT OUR FRIENDS!" and, lo and behold, the friends arrived!


Bolstered by their success, they decided to try the same technique that evening, while waiting for Daddy to get home. "WE WANT DADDY! WE WANT DADDY! WE WANT DADDY! WE WANT DADDDY!" they shouted. And out the window, we watched as the neighbor across the street pulled into his driveway. There was a short pause, and then Cameron chanted, "We want OUR Daddy! We want OUR Daddy!"