Si një prind, somewhere along the line I discovered the "When I was a little boy" trick.
Djali im, ndoshta katër ose pesë në kohën, ishte duke luajtur një tullumbace dhe si djemtë më të vegjël që luajnë me balona, he popped it. He was very upset. The world had come to an end. I said to him, "when I was little boy, Unë kisha një tullumbace dhe ajo popped dhe përfundimisht, I got a new balloon." It seemed to help him cope with his loss and led to a fun talk about what it was like when I was a little boy.
That worked well as a consolation technique and I used it a several times over the next period of time. I did get into trouble once when his Monster Rancher 3 creature died. I talked about how my dog, Princ, had died in a car accident. Këtë herë, Përgjigja e tij ishte, "Now I feel bad about two things!" I shied away from using the "when I was a little boy" Teknika për ngushëllimin, pasi që.
Para incidentit vdekur qen, megjithatë, I had also started to use the technique to convince him to do chores. "When I was a little boy, I had to go out and get the newspaper", "clean my room", "get Mommy her coffee cup", etj.
Kjo shumë ishte goxha i suksesshëm për një kohë, but he started to increasingly rebel against the tyranny of my childhood. One event, veçanërisht, marked the end. I told him to bring the garbage cans from curb back to the garage. He argued and I responded, "When I was a little boy, I had to take the garbage back to the garage." He responded, "Oh yeah! Well when you were a little boy, se ishte STUPID!".
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