'My daughter cannot just do what I ask but will argue first. She also has a very hard time accepting no for an answer but will keep trying to argue or negotiate.' If this sounds familiar, add these three ideas to your toolbox.
Since I don’t know the specifics of what your family “dialoguing” looks like or what causes it, I’d like to offer three general tips that often succeed – not only for my own children — but for my parent coaching clients as well.Let me explain. I’m all for allowing children to express their strong opinions — and giving them the space to do so. However, I also firmly believe that parents need to construct some parameters around this dialogue so it is constructive and contained.
By sandwiching the “con,” you are placing some much-needed parameters and balance around the negative talk.This is going to sound a bit unorthodox, but if it works, then I am all in! I have a lot of student coaching clients who like toAll. The. Time. Again, I am all for giving students the space to voice their displeasure, but without any limits or parameters, these complaints would take over our sessions and make them very unproductive.
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