daughter to at least drink some milk to take in a little
protein and calcium. This was usually a big struggle. One
day Agapi’s sister suggested she sidestep the conflict by
making it into a little race. Agapi decided to give it a try.
The next day, when Agapi put the milk in front of her
strong-willed two-year-old, she said, “I’ll count to five and
see if you can finish your milk.” Sofia smiled and drank
half and Agapi encouraged her to drink down a little
more. “Wow! You drank that superfast! I’ll count to five
again and see if you can finish it all … but please save
one little drop for me. Pleease! Okay? On your
mark … get set … go!” Sophia drank it all, not even
leaving a drop. To keep up the fun, Agapi added a bit of
playing the boob and in a pretend whine said, “No fair!
You drank MY milk too!” Sofia flashed her a grin a mile
wide.
Win-Win Compromise
Four-year-old Ben loved the park and ignored his mom’s
calls to stop playing. So she knelt down next to him and
acknowledged his feelings:
“You are having so much fun! You love, love the park!
You don’t even want to come when I call. You just want to
play, play, play!”
Then, when Ben looked up, his mom saw it was now her
turn to give a message and she offered a win-win
compromise: “But we have to go make some yummy
dinner, sweetheart. So here’s your choice: We can leave
now and play football at home, or you can play here for
two more minutes. Your choice, sweetheart, fun football
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