My 7-year-old niece, Bella, stopped by with her Dad and sister. She decided to help rake some leaves, then figured out that it was more fun to run around with the rake and swing it at her younger sister.
We quickly put a stop to the rake as weapon direction.
Bella: “I’m just keeping her away from me.”
Me: “Cut it out,” said with calm-assertive energy.
Bella: “All right.”
Me: “Hmmm…” hiding my surprise. Generally, she takes the word, “no”, to mean “do it more”. It seems that calm-assertive energy works with kids as well as dogs… must remember this for future encounters with rake-wielding children.
(Just for the record: Bella is my God-daughter and I love her beyond all reason.)
Cap: "Little Miss Trouble"
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