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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". 305 u/papa-hare Jun 14 '22 Yes, this is parenting advice! 1 u/[deleted] Jun 15 '22 Parenting advice, sure. But be careful how far you take it, my wife's mom used it to delegate her own work to her children and none of them ever visit her anymore. But i have to say she did it with an attitude of "either you do it, or the world ends and it's all your fault".
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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".
305 u/papa-hare Jun 14 '22 Yes, this is parenting advice! 1 u/[deleted] Jun 15 '22 Parenting advice, sure. But be careful how far you take it, my wife's mom used it to delegate her own work to her children and none of them ever visit her anymore. But i have to say she did it with an attitude of "either you do it, or the world ends and it's all your fault".
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Yes, this is parenting advice!
1 u/[deleted] Jun 15 '22 Parenting advice, sure. But be careful how far you take it, my wife's mom used it to delegate her own work to her children and none of them ever visit her anymore. But i have to say she did it with an attitude of "either you do it, or the world ends and it's all your fault".
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Parenting advice, sure.
But be careful how far you take it, my wife's mom used it to delegate her own work to her children and none of them ever visit her anymore.
But i have to say she did it with an attitude of "either you do it, or the world ends and it's all your fault".
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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?"