Straight Dope Dad | A Father's View on Parenting » Parenting Marginal Successes – Behavioral Modification Techniques That Sort of Worked http://www.straightdopedad.com Fatherhood Advice From a Self Employed Stay at Home Dad. Tricks and Tips for Raising Children. Sat, 08 Oct 2011 12:06:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 No More Begging – The True Story of a Chocolate Lollipop, a Whining Child, the Pacific Ocean, and a Father Who Just Loses It http://www.straightdopedad.com/no-more-begging-the-true-story-of-a-chocolate-lollipop-a-whining-child-the-pacific-ocean-and-a-father-who-just-looses-it/ http://www.straightdopedad.com/no-more-begging-the-true-story-of-a-chocolate-lollipop-a-whining-child-the-pacific-ocean-and-a-father-who-just-looses-it/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:23:55 +0000 Straight Dope Dad http://www.straightdopedad.com/?p=1786
Summary: Kids beg because you teach them to beg. So don’t teach them. I grew up in a house with a few simple rules, one of which was “no means no”. So if you ever wanted something, don’t keep begging or you’ll surely doom your chances of ever getting it. My mom never wavered on [...]]]> http://www.straightdopedad.com/no-more-begging-the-true-story-of-a-chocolate-lollipop-a-whining-child-the-pacific-ocean-and-a-father-who-just-looses-it/feed/ 1 Tic-Tac-Toe Trauma – Dealing with a Child’s Frustration with Mastering a New Skill http://www.straightdopedad.com/tic-tac-toe-trauma-dealing-with-a-childs-frustration-with-mastering-a-new-skill/ http://www.straightdopedad.com/tic-tac-toe-trauma-dealing-with-a-childs-frustration-with-mastering-a-new-skill/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:16:14 +0000 Straight Dope Dad http://www.straightdopedad.com/?p=437
Summary: Sometimes explanations or assistance won’t do it and they just need to work it out themselves. Dealing with a child’s frustration with mastering a new skill. It’s Wednesday morning before Thanksgiving and my daughter is out of school today. She’s been showing an interest in Tic-Tac-Toe lately so my partner breaks out a game [...]]]> http://www.straightdopedad.com/tic-tac-toe-trauma-dealing-with-a-childs-frustration-with-mastering-a-new-skill/feed/ 0