The little people challenges

The little people challenges
Last weekend my son Skip was out shopping, with soon to be three year old daughter, Zoey. Everything was going well until Zoey stopped and started starring at something she wanted. Skip said let’s getting going Zoey, but she wouldn’t budge. Finally Skip said we have to go now, but she wasn’t going anywhere until she got what she was looking at. Skip explained to Zoey that here birthday was just day’s away and she would be getting gives then. Also, to reinforce the point that Christmas was just a little over a month away and Santa would have more gifts for her. In no way did she want to listen to her Dad. All she wanted is what she looking at. Finally Skip said NO, you can’t have that. Well very definitely she put her one hand on her hip and with the other hand pointed her finger at her Dad and said ‘You can’t say NO to me”.

Saying no to her was not a option she wanted to hear as far as she was concerned and at that time Skip really did not want to cause a roucous in the store, so he did what any red blooded parent would do and punted. He looked at Zoey and said” You wouldn’t want me to tell Santa what you said would you” Zoey didn’t even take a second and said “I am sorry Daddy”.

Daddy and Mom can be up against some real focused minds with these little people. So the challenge is how to deal with them without causing major problems. Skip dealt with Zoey by knowing that Zoey wanted Santa to bring her gift and if she didn’t mind her parents the gifts might not come on Christmas morning.

Yes sometimes we just have to say no and deal with the outcome. But, to cause less conflict if we can find something that is important to other person and use that to reduce or eliminate the conflict that might result, this is good. Food for thought.

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