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Dad, can I bring my iPad? Me: no Dad, my iPad is dead. Can I use your phone? Me: no And so forth. Not hard.
by theGnuMe 2y ago
Dad, can I bring my iPad?
Me: no
Dad, my iPad is dead. Can I use your phone?
Me: no
And so forth. Not hard.
- WA 2y agoMy kid usually wants to know how I make decisions and never settles for a single "no" or "because I said so". I can tell them "because I want you to find some other stuff to play with", which might result in complaining for a while. Saying "not hard" is definitely not true in many cases. It's doable, but it's still hard.
- theGnuMe 2y agoWhatever works for your family. The more you set the boundary though the better. I guess the ideal parenting method is to reinforce good choices and not reinforce bad ones. The best trained dogs are those trained only by positive reinforcement so…
- dolmen 2y agoDad, can I have an tablet/smartphone for birthday/Christmas? Me: no
- watwut 2y agoDad, can I go to visit my friend Johny? Me: yes. And there they are, watching movies with Johny in Johny house.
- theGnuMe 2y agoSocial movie watching or gaming is not bad imho.