I had a friend in guests. He has a 4 year old son. And so it happened that it was time for the boy to go to daytime sleep. He, like all normal children, did not want to. The usual resistance of the mother, leading her child to the bed, did not lead to anything, and the puppy resorted to the most standard method - let go of tears. The father of the family heard this, stood up, approached the roaring son and began to say loudly: "But! and two! Three! and four.” After the word "four" the child silenced and reluctantly, but went to bed. I am in shock. No scorn, no excuses, just counted to 4 and the boy obediently departed. I obviously have the question, “What was it now? “”



It turns out that the family has a system to combat crying and bad behavior. Every time a child is planning a journey or a trip somewhere, buying a toy, etc., he has a limit - 30 seconds of crying and disobedience. And if before this event he exceeds this limit, then he will get a shirt, not a new toy or a trip to the cinema. Not for one time, but in the sum. And as the father of the family said, after implementing such a system, we do not cry for more than 7 seconds. I think it is genius!