tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971796720299040673.post5945288358296504168..comments2023-06-04T05:37:47.465-07:00Comments on <a href="http://momcoach.hopali.com/">MomCoach</a>: Holiday stress - Part 3 - I WANT!Momcoach http://www.blogger.com/profile/11288015264912382532noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971796720299040673.post-40140105975404781472012-11-29T08:24:54.466-08:002012-11-29T08:24:54.466-08:00I agree with you. And I didn't mean to imply ...I agree with you. And I didn't mean to imply that telling your child (whatever age) a simple and direct "NO" isn't an acceptable answer to unrealistic (in our minds) wants. By giving an additional (short!) explanation, you are also turning it into a teaching moment. Momcoach https://www.blogger.com/profile/11288015264912382532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2971796720299040673.post-86364598402295429092012-11-29T06:17:12.679-08:002012-11-29T06:17:12.679-08:00I don't think there's anything wrong with ...I don't think there's anything wrong with using the "No way in heck you're getting that" line. Being up front is good, and I would definitely use some comments from the 'up front' world to supplement the 'no way in heck' comment, but there's nothing wrong with telling a child that they can't have something. Giving a short, simple rejection notice goes much further than drawing them out with a 'Gone with the Wind' soliloquy as to why they can't have something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com