photo by Sandra Dodd
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If you think of two things and choose the better one, then you've made a choice. If you act without thinking first, you have acted thoughtlessly. |
Saying yes a thousand little times is better for everyone than one big confusing "Yes forever, don't care, OH WAIT! Take it back." |
I see so many families trying 'no limits' and then…I responded:
Two problems: "trying" and "no limits." If a kid knows the parent is only "trying" something, he will certainly take all he can get, desperately and in a frenzy.
"No limits" is not something any family should believe in, or promise their children The world has limits of all sorts. Parents don't need to add to that, but parents can't guarantee "no limits." They CAN give children lots of choices and options.
Gradual change would have helped.
Saying yes a thousand little times is better for everyone than one big confusing "Yes forever, don't care, OH WAIT! Take it back."
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photo by Sandra Dodd (in Albuquerque)