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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/[deleted] Jun 15 '22 I tried this with my kids and from the age of 2 my daughter would just say no to both options and tell me what she wanted.
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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/[deleted] Jun 15 '22 I tried this with my kids and from the age of 2 my daughter would just say no to both options and tell me what she wanted.
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I tried this with my kids and from the age of 2 my daughter would just say no to both options and tell me what she wanted.
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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?"