With the school holidays fast approaching, this is a powerful technique to help you keep a cool head this summer.....
The Whinge Factor: How to Stay Calm! Child: Can I have…. Adult: No. Child: When can I have…. Adult: I said No! Child: Why can’t I have… Adult: The answer is NO! Child: Well I want.... Adult: How many times do I have to say NO! Child: BUT I WANT IT… Adult: YOU ARE NOT LISTENING TO ME, THE ANSWER IS NO!!! We have all been there. Our child wants something and for whatever reason they can’t have it! Yet children have an amazing ability to incessantly plague us and whinge until (A) They break us down and we give in Or (B) It ends up in a shouting match and tears The following is a Life Coaching technique that I have applied to situations like this. Replace “No” with two simple, interchangeable statements and the whole tone of the conversation changes: · Explain clearly at the outset the reason why the child can’t have it (e.g. maybe they are being puni...