LOVE AND LOGIC TIP 20 “No Problem” The phrase “No problem” is a lifesaver for the parent confronted with a misbehaving child. When Mom or Dad says it, even the dumbest kid in the world can figure out what it means: No problem for the adult, big problem for the kid. When we say, “No problem,” we give ourselves a few precious seconds to come up with thinking words that will inform our children what we will do, not what they have to do.

