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I wonder how much of DEFCON could be applied to parenting. When kids are misbehaving, parents often respond with ultimatums -- "you have until the count of 10 t
by colanderman 10y ago
I wonder how much of DEFCON could be applied to parenting. When kids are misbehaving, parents often respond with ultimatums -- "you have until the count of 10 to stop doing X". Of course the kid keeps doing X until just before the count has expired. Maybe parents ought to instead roll a die once per second, acting on a 1, with fewer sides to express greater discontent.
- toast0 10y agoIn my experience, counting down from three works pretty well. If it's frequent enough, you don't have to announce the rules, you just say and sign three to start. Compliance in three seconds is actually pretty good: It takes time for the child to stop a task, and gives time for the adult to plan a forceful intervention, if needed.