http://www.uncommon-parenting.com/2010/05/accepting-no/ Learn to parent like no one else so your children can grow up to be like no one else. Uncommon Parenting founders Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller are prolific authors, keynote speakers, seminar leaders, and media personalities that provide guidance and understanding of behavior and parenting communication issues. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:43:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.uncommon-parenting.com/2010/05/accepting-no/comment-page-1/#comment-8189 Jonathan Wed, 26 May 2010 01:13:52 +0000 http://www.uncommon-parenting.com/?p=551#comment-8189 My son (4-year-old) had a great deal of trouble getting shoes on before we left to go to pre-school in the morning. This was our most confrontational moments ever! It was compounded by the fact that this made me late to work on several occations. After attending a workshop with Chick I tried the choose, pick, decide technique. It went like this, "Brandon, you pick, choose, or decide if you are going to were your boots, crocks, or sneakers today" I was so pleased because the response of "No" doesn't make any sence in reply to my statement. I know this is just one situation, but I loved getting away from the power struggle and letting my boy make a decision. I also liked getting to work on time. My son (4-year-old) had a great deal of trouble getting shoes on before we left to go to pre-school in the morning.  This was our most confrontational moments ever!  It was compounded by the fact that this made me late to work on several occations.  After attending a workshop with Chick I tried the choose, pick, decide technique.  It went like this, “Brandon, you pick, choose, or decide if you are going to were your boots, crocks, or sneakers today” I was so pleased because the response of “No” doesn’t make any sence in reply to my statement.  I know this is just one situation, but I loved getting away from the power struggle and letting my boy make a decision.  I also liked getting to work on time.

]]> http://www.uncommon-parenting.com/2010/05/accepting-no/comment-page-1/#comment-7914 Monica in HB, CA Fri, 14 May 2010 16:29:22 +0000 http://www.uncommon-parenting.com/?p=551#comment-7914 I loved this! I would love to hear what you have to say about a child saying "NO!" to a parent. While my mother looks at me in astonishment when this occasionally happens in our household with my 3-year-old (also have a 6-year old), I'm trying to figure out a way to accept the feelings they are expressing while not making it OK to be disrespectful. We believe in being respectful to our children while also teaching them to be respect of others and not because they are "the authority." Would love to hear your thoughts on this. Thank you! I loved this!  I would love to hear what you have to say about a child saying “NO!” to a parent.  While my mother looks at me in astonishment when this occasionally happens in our household with my 3-year-old (also have a 6-year old), I’m trying to figure out a way to accept the feelings they are expressing while not making it OK to be disrespectful.  We believe in being respectful to our children while also teaching them to be respect of others and not because they are “the authority.”  Would love to hear your thoughts on this.  Thank you!

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