Որպես ծնող, somewhere along the line I discovered the "When I was a little boy" trick.

Իմ որդին, հավանաբար չորս կամ հինգ ժամանակ, էր նվագում մի փուչիկ է եւ նման շատ փոքր է, որ տղաների հետ խաղալ փուչիկներով, he popped it. He was very upset. The world had come to an end. I said to him, "when I was little boy, Ես ունեի մի փուչիկ, եւ այն popped եւ, ի վերջո,, I got a new balloon." It seemed to help him cope with his loss and led to a fun talk about what it was like when I was a little boy.

That worked well as a consolation technique and I used it a several times over the next period of time. I did get into trouble once when his Monster Rancher 3 creature died. I talked about how my dog, Իշխան, had died in a car accident. Այս անգամ, նրա պատասխանն էր, "Now I feel bad about two things!" I shied away from using the "when I was a little boy" տեխնիկան եւ մխիթարության հետո.

Նախքան մահացած dog միջադեպի, սակայն, I had also started to use the technique to convince him to do chores. "When I was a little boy, I had to go out and get the newspaper", "clean my room", "get Mommy her coffee cup", եւ այլն:.

Սա էլ էր բավականին հաջող մի քիչ, but he started to increasingly rebel against the tyranny of my childhood. One event, մասնավորապես, marked the end. I told him to bring the garbage cans from curb back to the garage. He argued and I responded, "When I was a little boy, I had to take the garbage back to the garage." He responded, "Oh yeah! Well when you were a little boy, որ STUPID!".

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