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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do think it's helpful in some ways to refer back to your toddler parenting skills. Experts often advise to keep it simple and use few words with toddlers. You don't get into a long conversation in the heat of the moment about why your 2-year-old shouldn't hit people. You say, "Hitting hurts! No hitting!"

In the heat of the moment, do not engage in a conversation about why flying drones around people is a bad idea. You know it's a bad idea, full stop. You don't need to explain. You just need him to stop doing it right now and to not do it again. "Hey! That's not safe. Put the drone away, now." End of discussion. Walk away.

Later, during a calmer moment, you can (and should) explain, briefly, why this is dangerous, and you can also add something like, "If I see that again, I will take the drone out of commission" or whatever. [b]But don't engage in bullshit.[/b] If he wants to argue that it's okay to fly a drone through a group of people, stop the nonsense with something along the lines of: "If you can't operate the drone safely, I can't allow you to use it at all." Because, really, there are only two possible scenarios here. Either he knows it's not safe and he's just being a PITA. Or he really doesn't understand that it's not safe, in which case you really can't allow him to operate the drone. Those are the only choices.[/quote]

Exactly. His job is to bring the bullshit. Your job is to be a steady presence that refuses delivery.[/quote]

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