不要！

Recently, Yu Le has learned how to say '不要!' She used to love saying '要!' to most things we ask her, and when she doesn't want something ( usually during feeding time), she will just keep shaking her head or turn away or give a whining sound. Now when she has mastered '不要!', she is no longer so obliging, at least not until we play a little reverse psychology game with her. It almost seems like she realises now that she has another option other than the ever-obliging '要!', and she loves using it now! She will say '不要!' to many of the things which she would previously say yes to, and enjoy the reactions she sees in us! Like throwing her diapers, she will say '不要!' now, ask her if she wants to listen to Barney songs or not, she will say '不要!', and ask her if she wants to eat something, she will say '不要!' agian, but quickly changes to '要!' when she realises its something she wants. It almost seems like my little tod is now capable of talking back too! 'How fast she has started to talk back' I thought to myself.

Well, I guess it's a normal phase where my little girl is learning assertiveness now. I suppose she is still rather obliging despite her learning how to say 'no' now. Whenever we change the task to a little game or a little challenge or somewhat like a reverse psychology, it still works to get her to throw her diapers, or getting her to wait, or picking up her toys. So little Yu Le still remains the cute little Yu Le, or even cuter now!