Bernadette was having a pokey morning and wouldn’t get
dressed for the park … even though she loved playing
outside. So her dad, Alvin, said, “Get dressed before the
dinger rings or we won’t have time to play in the park.”
Then he turned his back for a few seconds to see what she
would do next.
Had she started getting dressed, he would have praised
her and helped her along. But instead she continued to
dawdle. So Alvin decided to play the boob. He pretended
to “help” her get dressed, but kept making silly mistakes
like trying to put her pants on over her head and saying in
a boastful, boobish way, “Yes! Yes! That’s how they go!
I’m sure of it … right?”
Unfortunately, she dug in her heels and just refused to
put on her clothes. So Alvin decided to give Bernadette a
fine for dawdling too long. “You really, really don’t want
to get dressed. Okay. No problem,” he stated matter-of-
factly, “but then, no park today … maybe tomorrow.”
And with that he turned his back and left.
Five minutes later Bernadette announced she was ready
to go, and Alvin calmly replied, “I know you love the
park, but you waited sooo long today, there is no time.”
Bernadette had a meltdown and cried, and Alvin lovingly
acknowledged her disappointment and offered her some
juice. When she pouted and refused, he did a minute of
kind ignoring and she stopped her complaints.
The next day, when her dad offered to take her to the
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