• Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 years ago

    My freaking niece. I love her with all my heart but almost every time I tell that little demon to avoid doing something, she daringly look at me with an evil grin and do it just meer moments after. She thinks everything is a game and my sanity is just another toy.

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      2 years ago

      Reframe your delivery. When we tell people not to do something, that’s the first thing they think of.

      For example If I tell you not to think of an elephant, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind?

      So here’s the solution: Redirect her to other things /activities so it takes her mind off of the bad thing she’s about to do.

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          2 years ago

          She sounds like a free spirit. Maybe she needs less micromanaging, because kids who feel oppressed will try to break out of it like punching through a paper bag.

          She’d probably thrive with tons of freedom

          but with strict consequences if she does something dangerous to hurt herself or others.