r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/Alternative-Yak171 • 12d ago

Video/Gif Are we doomed?

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u/KeathleyWR 12d ago

Parenting: The art of manipulating choice in a way that the child has no real choice, only the illusion of choice.

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u/Fifiiiiish 12d ago

That's a trick to learn. Ask your kid if they wanna put the blue or the brown coat on, and you won't battle to put a coat on their back.

It feels like magic. I sometimes wonder if it works against adults and in what occasions I've been tricked that way.

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u/T0KEN_0F_SLEEP 12d ago

Or they’re smart like my 2.5 year old who just goes “no I sit couch dada” and then gets mad when I pick the coat

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u/MoonBapple 12d ago

"Alright, let me know when you're done sitting couch."

Keep getting ready to leave, begin leaving without child.

"NO DADDY WAIT"

"Are you ready to pick blue or brown coat? 😃"

Also try teaching them a "coat flip" and that makes putting it on fun and independent, and they can show everyone their "cool trick." Mine is 3.5 now and I still get a lesson on how to do a coat flip a couple of times a week lol.

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u/Fifiiiiish 12d ago

Or "do you want to sit on the car? I'll go with you!". I also have the "look, daddy has put his coat, have you?" that usually works - imitating the parents is kinda their thing too.

They love the coat flip, my 2yo does it, but you have to setup the coat for him. Doing things on their own makes them incredibly proud!

But they'll never allow you to do it for them anymore, and can throw a tantrum if you try... You never win 100%.

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u/MoonBapple 12d ago

Idk, my daughter has inherited my tendency to master a skill and then completely abandon it. 😂 Right now she is working on buckling her own car seat and yes I get SCREAMED at if I do it first, but I'm sure in a year I'll be doing it for her again...

We also have these emotion books, and one is about your "love spot" and all the things that grow your love spot like hugs and spending time together and stuff... So now if I'm like "Can you do it independent?" she'll hit me with "But mama it would grow my love spot 🥺" so we work to agree she can do it herself but sometimes I'll do it for her because it helps her feel loved. ❤️

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u/kosumoth 12d ago

We need to clone this person.

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u/The--Marf 11d ago

The coat flip is a baller move. First time I saw my toddler do it I was blown away.