How many parents have used this line: "the TV is broken"? It seems such an easy fib to elaborate on why your toddler can't watch his favorite programming. In our case, it's the truth. The hard drive on our home-made DVR computer died.
So Daddy has been setting up the new computer every evening over the past week. Jonah sees him programming on the big screen and will point: "TV!", "Elmo!". No, Jonah. We're not watching Elmo today. "iPad!", "Big Bird!". No, no iPad or Big Bird either. "Cookie Monster!" No, the TV is broken! Then starts the spew of every syllable combination in Jonah's repertoire, just in case he missed something that Mommy and Daddy would agree to. When at first you don't succeed, try, try again!
