Have you ever had a child who likes to pick his nose and then put his "prize" on the wall?  If so, suggest making a booger sculpture.  Give him a paper plate and ask him to see what kind of art sculpture he can make for you with his boogers.  Sound strange?  Wouldn't you rather have them all in one place, where your child is engaging in creative brain activity instead of all over the wall you just cleaned? Remmeber; successful parenting involves staying calm and catching them off guard.  They usually do things like this to upset us.  When we do just that, they'll do it again because it worked.

If your child doesn’t answer you when you speak, celebrate the quiet and make a big deal of it; have fun; adlib it up!

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