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[quote=Anonymous]So, I also eye-roll at the narrating, and I love the 1-2-3 Magic Discipline book where they debunk the "children as little adults" fallacy.

But I think it might depend on the personality of your child, and how sensitive and people-pleasing they are.

Out of my two children, the sensitive and very verbal one legit benefits from me talking things through and long explanations; she likes to hear them and engages with them. In terms of discipline, shutting down a conversation abruptly, even if it needs shut down; tuning out when she whines .... SETS HER OFF, turns into a horrible tantrum. I'm seriously seeing the whole Janet Lansbury stuff with a new eye, and just recently started the narration of emotions, the explanations, etc. Because my instinctive approach, i.e. what my mom used on me - doesn't work.

The other one is challenging in other ways, more self-willed and very mobile, but the discipline path is easier. She tries to push a boundary, when I don't let her she frets and yells a bit but desists, might try again but there's no hard feelings or resentments harbored. Tantrums completely correlate with over-tiredness and/or hunger. Also, a lot less sensitive, at least not at all sensitive in the ways that the first one is sensitive.

But I think I will be incorporating more of this stuff into my parenting because again, some of my default approaches just aren't working or stopped working. [/quote]

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