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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a former preschool teacher.  I'm pretty sure I've never said "No thank you" in this context unless the behavior I didn't want was a kid trying to give me something (e.g kid shoving playdough cookies at you when you're trying to talk on the phone).

I have, however said "No", and then "Thank you" a moment later when the kid starts to comply.  Sometimes, when you tell a young kid "no", they'll stop for a second because they're startled, and if you act like they did it on purpose it will stick.  I'm not sure I'm explaining it well, but it absolutely works.  It's the same thing with some kids who are tantrumming.  I stay still, look away (while still supervising and keeping them safe) and wait.  When they stop for a breath, I jump in and say "all done?  Oh good, let's go wash your face so we can play playdough" and the kid forgets that they weren't all done and starts towards the sink.

I should note that this works better for some kids than others.  A good preschool teacher (or mom) has a bunch of tricks up her sleeve.  Not just one![/quote]

Yeah, I do this, too.  "Please stop X."  Kid stops X.  "Thank you!"

We say please when asking our child to do or stop doing something, mostly because I want her to phrase her requests in the same way.  And then I thank her when she complies, again, because I'd probably do the same to an adult.  "Could you turn down the volume on your computer, please?   Thank you!"  [/quote]

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