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This - and the article itself - doesn't seem to address the other half of that. "Stop I don't like that." "Too bad." Shove. "Stop I don't like it when you ye
by GrinningFool 13y ago
This - and the article itself - doesn't seem to address the other half of that.
"Stop I don't like that."
"Too bad." Shove.
"Stop I don't like it when you yell at me."
"TOO BAD! NEXT TIME DON'T DO SOMETHING TO DESERVE IT!"
A child can't control teh reaction to advocating for himself. And if he does so and the reaction is negative, he will quickly learn not to do so.
I don't have a solution, but I know that simply teaching this more appropriate method of self-advocacy isn't enough. And depending on the circumstances, it can easily backfire.
- misuba 13y agoAny half-decent emotional curriculum will teach that you can't control other people's emotions. (And that there's a lot you can't know for sure about those emotions - which kids are shown as picking up in the article.)