Have you ever noticed that the more you tell your kids they can’t have something, the more they want it? It’s human nature to long for forbidden fruit, sometimes precisely because it’s forbidden. We all have that rebellious streak that says, “Oh, yeah? You can’t tell me what to do!”
Of course, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t place restrictions on our children. Kids need boundaries, ways to learn right from wrong, healthy from unhealthy.
But here’s what I’m proposing: What if we placed fewer restrictions on our kids in certain areas? Would they go hog wild – or would they learn to make healthy choices all on their own?
Here’s how reverse psychology can (sometimes) work wonders for your kids….
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