Parentstodayaresimplyafraidtosay"no"totheirchildren.Whatstartedwith"yes"toonerequesthasspiraledoutofcontrol.Childrentodayaredemandingandexpecttohear"yes"toeveryrequest.Iwillteachyoutodistinguishbetweenareasonablerequestandonethatisunreasonable.

　　Bygivingintodemandsweknowareunreasonableornotintheirbestinterestwewillonlyencouragemoreandmoreofthesedemandsandourkidswillnotlearnwhatisreasonable.Inorderforyourchildrentolearnthat"no"ispartoflife,youneedtobreakthecycleandstartsaying"no".Andyes,yourchildrenwillstillloveyou.Iwillhelpprepareyouwithsuitableresponsesfortheangryoutcriesyoumayhearfromyourkidsaftertheyheara"no."

　　Weneedtorecognizethatan"Ihateyou"ora"You'reameanmom"arenaturalresponsesthataparentcanlivethroughandnotreasonsforautomaticallygivingintotheirkids'demands.Establishingrulesandboundarieswillnotpreventourkidsfromlovingandrespectingus!