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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]After being corrected/disciplined (and I'm NOT talking any sort of severe punishment) she'll say stuff like "I know you hate me, why don't you just say it?" or "wouldn't your life be easier if I were never born? Just think, you'd never have to deal with any of this."

I don't know what to do. [/quote]

“You say this each time you are corrected or punished. Let me be clear: It is because I love you that I do this. If I don’t set boundaries and give consequences, you’ll get the message that this behavior is okay. It’s not. And if it’s allowed to continue, the consequences later on in life will get bigger. The time you should worry about me hating you and not caring about you is when I stop engaging and let you do whatever you want.”[/quote]

I love this one.  I'm using it verbatim! Thanks![/quote]

I hope it works. With my kid it would have backfired because his outburst were always about self esteem. Logic and reason miss the point.

YMMV[/quote]

And with my kids, it wouldn't have worked because anytime I do more talking than listening, I'm making things worse. [/quote]

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