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[quote=Anonymous]Scenario 1:  OP is a wishy-washy parent and her friend is normal.  OP's kid has a few bites then goes to leave the table, while friend has barely begun.  OP tells us she had already asked her kid several times to sit back down, and maybe it was in that saccharine "Oh lovey-boo, can you sit for Mommy, please?" Sort of way.  Friend, who is aware that a rule without a matching consequence is just a preference, tries to help OP by saying, "Larla: sit and eat or you will miss playtime after."  Larla, whose Mommy would never dream of giving her a direct order, bursts into tears.  Friend rolls her eyes and OP comforts her child while thinking about what a mean mom Friend is.

Scenario 2) OP is normal and her friend is a controlling bitch.  OP was doing just fine laying down the rules for her kid, but friend felt the need to aggressively enforce the exact same rules for both kids, to the point where Larla is in tears because she can't imagine having to gag down a plateful of food when she's just not hungry.

My money is on number 1, and I say that as a positive discipline Ellen Satter adherant.[/quote]

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