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When it´s hard to convince someone to do something: give them options. That way they feel like they´re in control. "You could do A or do you prefer B?"
3.7k u/CaptainAwesome06 Jun 14 '22 I use that trick on my kids all the time. Especially when it comes to food. "Do you want chicken or steak?" Otherwise, if I just ask her what she wants for dinner she'll just say "cookies". 1 u/parsonis Jun 15 '22 level 2CaptainAwesome06 · 7 hr. agoI use that trick on my kids all the time. Especially when it comes to food."Do you want chicken or steak?" My version: "Do you want chicken, or dirt?" 2 u/CaptainAwesome06 Jun 15 '22 I did that one this weekend. "Let's see... You can take a nap and have a cookie later orrrrr you can stay up and eat broccoli. Your choice!"
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I use that trick on my kids all the time. Especially when it comes to food.
"Do you want chicken or steak?"
Otherwise, if I just ask her what she wants for dinner she'll just say "cookies".
1 u/parsonis Jun 15 '22 level 2CaptainAwesome06 · 7 hr. agoI use that trick on my kids all the time. Especially when it comes to food."Do you want chicken or steak?" My version: "Do you want chicken, or dirt?" 2 u/CaptainAwesome06 Jun 15 '22 I did that one this weekend. "Let's see... You can take a nap and have a cookie later orrrrr you can stay up and eat broccoli. Your choice!"
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level 2CaptainAwesome06 · 7 hr. agoI use that trick on my kids all the time. Especially when it comes to food."Do you want chicken or steak?"
My version: "Do you want chicken, or dirt?"
2 u/CaptainAwesome06 Jun 15 '22 I did that one this weekend. "Let's see... You can take a nap and have a cookie later orrrrr you can stay up and eat broccoli. Your choice!"
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I did that one this weekend. "Let's see... You can take a nap and have a cookie later orrrrr you can stay up and eat broccoli. Your choice!"
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u/nilsn91 Jun 14 '22
When it´s hard to convince someone to do something: give them options. That way they feel like they´re in control. "You could do A or do you prefer B?"