No, Don’t take that knife. You will get hurt.
No, Don’t go there. You might fall.
No, Don’t say like that. It’s bad manners.
No, Don’t talk loud. Your throat will pain
“No” . this is the word which I use most now a days.
The list continues. These are the sentences which I usually tell my 4 year old daughter. Sometimes I feel tired of saying No these many number of times and I take a decision, not to say anything for the coming 10 min. And definitely, as if to break my decision, she will be doing something and I will again have to chant the same mantra starting with No.
So my search term today was “Alternatives to No” and I came across many interesting articles. I was consoled that I am not alone in this. However, some articles explained beautifully how to handle this
Some points which I learned
1. Rephrase the sentence. Instead of saying No, Don’t do that , we can tell “Why don’t you do this”
2. Just watch her actions and before she commits something, slowly and carefully divert her attention
3. Many times instead of shouting, kids will understand with your actions and facial expressions. Try that.
4. Appreciate the kids when they do something good, which will motivate them.
Let me try these out from today onwards. Only time will tell my success percentage.
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