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Parenting advice in a dream
Posted: May 18, 2011
I had an interesting dream last night. My granddaughter was running toward a lake and not listening to my warnings to stop, as little kids will do. It was very scary, and I was unable to get there before she fell in. I fished her out, and she was okay but frightened. Then a lady who was sitting at a picnic table nearby said, "You shouldn't say, 'No, stop!, Stop' because a child won't respond to that. You should say instead something like, 'Look! There's Santa Claus!' "
I wonder if that would work!?
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LOL Probably. - Shirl
[ In Reply To ..]xx
I had a similar situation when my son was 2 - momMt
[ In Reply To ..]only it really happened and he was walking down the side of a busy highway. He was at the age where he would run away if I called him to come, so I called his name and asked if he wanted some candy. He said yes and immediately came to me, at which time I busted his little butt and took him to the store for candy! I did explain to him why he got the spanking, but also that I had promised candy if he came to me, so he got it. So, yes, it works...your dream lady was right :-)
Works with dogs, too - Reverse psychology
[ In Reply To ..]Twice my dogs have gotten out and headed for the busy highway. They will come when called, but sometimes they get sidetracked after a squirrel or deer. I have called them and then ran in a direction of safety, to which they have responded immediately.
Same here with my dog - when she gets out the front door
[ In Reply To ..]I will call her and run and she will chase me, and I run right back into the house and she follows.
Then I give her cheese.
She thinks we are playing.
Runaway - SS
[ In Reply To ..]I had a dog when I was a teenager, part German Shepherd and part Husky, who liked to slip his collar and galavant, and would not respond, not even turn his head, when I called his name. As soon as I approached, he would run, and I would jaunt to catch up. I feel foolish after reading your posts.
My defense: I'm a cat person.
Dream - SS
[ In Reply To ..]I know "Look! The Disney Princesses!" would stop my four-year-old niece in her little tracks.
My come-to-safety phrase - Shirl
[ In Reply To ..]would have to be "Look. A thrift store!"
Come-to-Safety - SS
[ In Reply To ..]My "come to safety" phrase would be: Look! Straight transcription!" Oh, how I would run...
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