![]() ![]() He used this script with his kids: “You’re going to have to do better than that to get what you want.” His goal was to get them to replace back talk by learning how to make a persuasive argument, a skill they’d use all the time as grown-ups.ĭID IT WORK? All three of my girls’ behavior benefited, to different degrees, from this method. Instead, I should simply point out that her words aren’t working, advises Jay Heinrichs, author of the best-seller Thank You for Arguing. But pushing back signals to your child that she’s getting a rise out of you. I realize a kid’s job is to push boundaries, but it’s tough not to take it personally when a 3-year-old calls you Bad Mommy because you won’t give her a piggyback ride (particularly when Bad Mommy just took her to a playdate, where she wore the cute tutu that Bad Mommy had bought for her). Sass-Blasting Rating: 2/4 Keep Your Emotions in Check ![]()
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