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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 523900" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>oooOOOOOohhhh. Those sort of finger signals. lol Oh, yeah, got those too. I snap my fingers and<strong> everyone</strong> stops what they're doing to find out who I'm snapping at, including the animals. I don't snap often. </p><p></p><p>Oh......I can direct Molly to do whatever I want her to do with snaps and points and hand movements. This wasn't done on purpose. Evidently I used them when I was training her as a puppy while telling her verbal commands. Works on Betsy to a certain extent, although not as much because I wasn't around her as much as a puppy. But I don't <strong>need</strong> words to direct Molly. Or Rowdy either and he was never formally trained. </p><p></p><p>Used to drive husband insane that The Power, as grandma used to call it, works just as well on animals. He couldn't do a thing with any of them.....I utter a sound, snap a finger, point or say something and they<strong> move</strong>, do whatever I tell them to do. I personally believe its because animals are to me.......just a different kind of people.</p><p></p><p>Nichole has the Look and the Voice when she stops and thinks to use it. She's getting <strong>much</strong> better at it. And you can see the difference it makes in Aubrey's behavior. Her husband on the other hand has not a clue and if he tries to discipline her she goes full blown difficult child. </p><p></p><p>easy child, sadly, does not seem to quite have the knack. Not that her kids aren't well behaved and mind her......just she has to work harder at it. She seems to lack confidence in the skill.</p><p></p><p>Also, follow through on consequences is <strong>critical </strong>in getting the Look / Voice / or hand signals to work. You have to follow through <strong>every time </strong>whether using the skill or not, no matter where you are or how much of a PIA it is to do so. </p><p></p><p>I find this topic interesting because it shows that even those parents who have this gift/skill and their children normally respond to it, they STILL have difficult children. To me that shows quite clearly that gfgdom is not parenting based, there are obviously other causes that come into play. And no the skill doesn't work every time under all circumstances, just 99 percent of the time. You also learn when to apply it so that it's most effective. </p><p></p><p>I've had neighbors watch me with both children and my pets. They find it fascinating and amusing. They've asked me over the years if I'm training my kids like they're pets or my pets as if they're kids. My reply is always "Is there a difference?" LOL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 523900, member: 84"] oooOOOOOohhhh. Those sort of finger signals. lol Oh, yeah, got those too. I snap my fingers and[B] everyone[/B] stops what they're doing to find out who I'm snapping at, including the animals. I don't snap often. Oh......I can direct Molly to do whatever I want her to do with snaps and points and hand movements. This wasn't done on purpose. Evidently I used them when I was training her as a puppy while telling her verbal commands. Works on Betsy to a certain extent, although not as much because I wasn't around her as much as a puppy. But I don't [B]need[/B] words to direct Molly. Or Rowdy either and he was never formally trained. Used to drive husband insane that The Power, as grandma used to call it, works just as well on animals. He couldn't do a thing with any of them.....I utter a sound, snap a finger, point or say something and they[B] move[/B], do whatever I tell them to do. I personally believe its because animals are to me.......just a different kind of people. Nichole has the Look and the Voice when she stops and thinks to use it. She's getting [B]much[/B] better at it. And you can see the difference it makes in Aubrey's behavior. Her husband on the other hand has not a clue and if he tries to discipline her she goes full blown difficult child. easy child, sadly, does not seem to quite have the knack. Not that her kids aren't well behaved and mind her......just she has to work harder at it. She seems to lack confidence in the skill. Also, follow through on consequences is [B]critical [/B]in getting the Look / Voice / or hand signals to work. You have to follow through [B]every time [/B]whether using the skill or not, no matter where you are or how much of a PIA it is to do so. I find this topic interesting because it shows that even those parents who have this gift/skill and their children normally respond to it, they STILL have difficult children. To me that shows quite clearly that gfgdom is not parenting based, there are obviously other causes that come into play. And no the skill doesn't work every time under all circumstances, just 99 percent of the time. You also learn when to apply it so that it's most effective. I've had neighbors watch me with both children and my pets. They find it fascinating and amusing. They've asked me over the years if I'm training my kids like they're pets or my pets as if they're kids. My reply is always "Is there a difference?" LOL [/QUOTE]
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