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"Dr. Laura -- How do you deal with your children if they ignore/challenge your limits or expectations? I can hear my 2 year old throwing water around the bathroom, and her father calmly explaining to her why it's not a good idea, yet she's carrying on. By your reasoning taking her out of the bath would be a consequence/punishment, so what do you do? There's only so many times you can say no and explain why not! -- Holly  READ POST

"I like the suggestions in your post "Getting Kids to Cooperate" but I don't like the title ... It reeks a little of coercion and tricking, which your post isn't about...  I think a big thing for the mother in question would be to stop seeing her child's behavior as "bad"... and if the kid skips a bath, it's not that bad." -- MamaPoekie, Authentic Parenting   READ POST