Audrey isn't yet saying no, but sure shakes her head when in disagreement. Of course, I only ask her things that I'm ok with her saying no to - the psychologist in me knows to not ask a question but instead state what will happen next if no is no option. Today, she was whiny in the late afternoon so I asked her what she needed:
Do you need milk? (shakes head no)
Do you need a snooze? (vehemently shakes head no)
Do you need dinner? (shakes head no)
Do you need a kiss? (shakes head no)
I decide she doesn't know what she wants (she really needed a nap but it was too late in the day for another of those).
I started laughing and told Eric that I've never seen her shake her head in agreement (though she does say, "Yeah!"). She typically just smiles when in agreement and heads over to whatever it is we've agreed upon. So, Eric decides to show her how to shake her head yes.
Shaking your head no is easy apparently, but nodding your head in agreement requires the whole body to get into it - she bent her knees and had her whole body go up and down in agreement.
The question that she agreed to answering yes?
"Do you like Frisbee?"
Of course!
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