It ocurred to me last night as I was dreading my work day today dealing with the men (and their egos) that I am bound to end up coming up against, that my experience in managing an active 2 year old has become very helpful to me in dealing with these egos.
The key two lessons are as follows:
1. Distraction, distraction, distraction; and
2. always let them/make them/allow them to think its their idea.
It really does work.
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ah, now I realise why I don't cope well with men's egos... because my kids just have to learn we do what mummy says - I don't like being indirect about it..... and I don't like having to do that with grown men either!!! But maybe to my cost..
You could write a book about that.
Cecily's right. There's a great book in that - the parallels between grown men and toddlers! :)
Megan - why do your kids just learn that we have to do what Mummy says? Isn't that just teaching compliance versus teaching thinking and making wise choices?
hey cecily, I didn't mean in all circumstances! and my remark was meant to be somewhat tongue in cheek (sorry, tone sometimes lost on these things!) - as I think Kaylene was being too!
sorry Megan. I was reading a book about teaching decision making rather than controlling children, and I got a bit gung ho... yes, tone does get lost, but surprisingly not that often. No offence intended.
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