Love and Logic parents would say, with a smile on their face, “No problem, Aidan. My car will be leaving in five minutes. There are two ways to leave with me: hungry is one way; not hungry is the other.” That gives the parents as much control as they need. They don’t need to control whether the burger goes down the child’s throat — in fact, they can’t control that. But the parents can control when the car leaves. By offering Aidan the choices, the struggle is transferred inside Aidan’s head. Aidan’s too busy to argue — he’s weighing his choices, Hungry … not hungry … hungry … not hungry — and
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