Oh my god, I feel like I’ve cracked a code or something.
My kid is super sensitive. Like runs to his room and cries when we try to have any kind of neutral conversation about red choices he makes. In school, they talk about behavior choices being red or green. I had a thought about this and spun it a little.
For context, we don’t spank or punish. He simply gets a consequence that is as related to his behavior as possible. We do our best to stay neutral.
Sat my 6 year old down and said,
“you know how you have a hard time talking about your red choices?”
”Yea”
”What goes through your mind during those talks?”
“I messed up and y’all are disappointed.“
“Did you know just like behav