There was a white room, people in masks, weird noises...that's the first memory I have
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· 10 years ago
In child care, we always try to have a good reason for setting limits. It really makes you rethink why you're saying no to something. Whenever possible, we use natural consequences. For example, "You need to wear your boots today because it's wet outside. Otherwise, you'll have cold, wet feet today." Or "I need you to use walking feet inside so I can keep close to you, and so you don't crash." Modify the complexity of the explanation to fit the age of the child.
I work w kids and i always want to honor this because i agree...untill they ask why for the hundredth time, then i say: because i say so
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· 10 years ago
Have you tried turning the question around? Often at that point they actually do know the answer and can tell you why for themselves. (I'm mostly talking about school age children, but you can get some interesting answers from any verbal age group.)
:) Just see how it goes. My personal philosophy involves reducing adult power and empowering children, so allowing them to answer their own question is perfect. You can also encourage children to get answers from their peers. The answers may not always be correct, but they'll learn more about cooperation and problem solving.
thanks! it is usually about what they have to do at I tell them too so i'm thinking it's also because they want to get out of it lol but yeah maybe they see is something is going to help them. Good idea :)
@stonedmonkey because the bad advice one is meant to be fake good advice. Its SUPPOSED to look like good advice, thus its supposed to look like the good advice mallard. Kinda like the "did you know" posts that have fake facts on them, they are meant to be close enough to the truth that some people will believe it, but still wrong. It gets misused a lot as just bad advice though.
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