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Stopping Negativity in its Tracks???
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 57679" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Yes, my difficult child is VERY negative. He drives me nuts. I've tried talking to him about it but it's useless. Now we've taken a more active approach, where, if he says something negative, we tell him that if he can't say something positive, he is not allowed to talk. Sometimes if we're home and he starts to complain about what I've bought at the store, what's on TV, etc., I turn off the TV, put away whatever I've purchased, and either send him outside or to his room. I'll tell him he's allowed to complain if his leg is bleeding and the bones are sticking out all over. Period.</p><p>I'm a mean mom, but sheesh, he's SO negative.</p><p>(And yes, this technique does work for ea instance, but overall, his temperament has not changed. Much. I tell him that it is not my job to make him happy.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 57679, member: 3419"] Yes, my difficult child is VERY negative. He drives me nuts. I've tried talking to him about it but it's useless. Now we've taken a more active approach, where, if he says something negative, we tell him that if he can't say something positive, he is not allowed to talk. Sometimes if we're home and he starts to complain about what I've bought at the store, what's on TV, etc., I turn off the TV, put away whatever I've purchased, and either send him outside or to his room. I'll tell him he's allowed to complain if his leg is bleeding and the bones are sticking out all over. Period. I'm a mean mom, but sheesh, he's SO negative. (And yes, this technique does work for ea instance, but overall, his temperament has not changed. Much. I tell him that it is not my job to make him happy.) [/QUOTE]
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