Summary
As Sarah started preparing dinner, her 4-year-old son, Chase, began screaming and crying. She barely could understand him, other than that he hated macaroni and cheese. Sarah did what any good parent would do in this situation -- she ignored him and continued with her food preparation. His behavior became more intense, as he clung to her leg and screamed louder. Sarah still ignored him. After what seemed like hours, but was only about 10 minutes, Chase stopped crying and told his mom he didn't want to eat macaroni and cheese.
"Honey, I'll talk with you now that you're using a nice voice. We're having macaroni tonight. If you eat all your dinner, you can pick out your favorite dessert."See the full content of this document
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Ignored Behavior Goes Away
This common childhood misbehavior was solved with the simplest and most powerful of child management techniques -- ignoring.
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