With Love as Reason to Refuse—63 Techniques for Saying No to Your Child

Author: Shi Xia
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Refusing children and making them happy—would young parents dare to do this? Children are the simplest, most vulnerable, and most easily hurt group in the world. A single positive affirmation from you can make their hearts bloom, while an unintentional negation can leave indelible shadows in their young minds. Thus, young parents often find themselves in a dilemma: to say "YES!" they worry about spoiling the child, and to say "NO!" they fear hurting the child. In fact, wanting to say "NO!" is not necessarily a very difficult thing, as long as your refusal is based on "love." A refusal rooted in love is a rejection filled with happiness. It helps children understand that they can truly grow without relying on anyone. It makes children realize that parents' kind refusals are a special form of love.