Say it positive (ly)

Don't cross your tips.

Don't play with your food.

Now, either of those and any infinite number of such statements
could be said in two ways at least. In the negative or the positive
nature of the statement/suggestion/directive/order/plea whatever.

You can say it negatively or positively.

Keep your tips from crossing.

Whatever on the food, I don't do day care.

I firmly believe that no parent should be allowed to use the word "no"
until the child is at least six or better. Parents wonder why all that ever
comes out of the mouth of their two or three year old are various
iterations of "no". That just might be because that's all the kid ever
heard since he first noticed people were talking. Kid does this.
"No". Kid does that. "No". What a cheap way to raise kids.
Just sit on your butt on the couch and shout "no" across the floor to
the kid all day.


For heaven's sake, find a positive way to solve these issues. There is
a positive way to say every single conceivable sentence that contains the
words "no" or "don't". Say it that way instead. Yes?

As ski instructors, we'd really like to make absolutely every statement
we make in the positive sense. Be that adult or child we're talking to.

Point well taken.
For parents "NO" is probably the most used word to the infant child through
adolescent.

JQ
Dancing on the edge

"foot2foot" wrote in message
...

Don't cross your tips.

Don't play with your food.

Now, either of those and any infinite number of such statements
could be said in two ways at least. In the negative or the positive
nature of the statement/suggestion/directive/order/plea whatever.

You can say it negatively or positively.

Keep your tips from crossing.

Whatever on the food, I don't do day care.

I firmly believe that no parent should be allowed to use the word "no"
until the child is at least six or better. Parents wonder why all that
ever
comes out of the mouth of their two or three year old are various
iterations of "no". That just might be because that's all the kid ever
heard since he first noticed people were talking. Kid does this.
"No". Kid does that. "No". What a cheap way to raise kids.
Just sit on your butt on the couch and shout "no" across the floor to
the kid all day.


For heaven's sake, find a positive way to solve these issues. There is
a positive way to say every single conceivable sentence that contains the
words "no" or "don't". Say it that way instead. Yes?

As ski instructors, we'd really like to make absolutely every statement
we make in the positive sense. Be that adult or child we're talking to.

Yo FOOTER
Spare us parents your distorted views on childcare, stick to something
that is simple like ski instruction.

To the group I know I top posted, sorry just could not scroll down on
this crap. I have a sick 9 month old that cut my Mt Snow ski trip short
been listening to a crying sick baby on my shoulder for days and have no
patience for a uninformed know it all!
Plus I always play with my lobsters prior to eating them....

foot2foot wrote:


Don't cross your tips.

Don't play with your food.

Now, either of those and any infinite number of such statements
could be said in two ways at least. In the negative or the positive
nature of the statement/suggestion/directive/order/plea whatever.

You can say it negatively or positively.

Keep your tips from crossing.

Whatever on the food, I don't do day care.

I firmly believe that no parent should be allowed to use the word "no"
until the child is at least six or better. Parents wonder why all that ever
comes out of the mouth of their two or three year old are various
iterations of "no". That just might be because that's all the kid ever
heard since he first noticed people were talking. Kid does this.
"No". Kid does that. "No". What a cheap way to raise kids.
Just sit on your butt on the couch and shout "no" across the floor to
the kid all day.


For heaven's sake, find a positive way to solve these issues. There is
a positive way to say every single conceivable sentence that contains the
words "no" or "don't". Say it that way instead. Yes?

As ski instructors, we'd really like to make absolutely every statement
we make in the positive sense. Be that adult or child we're talking to.

foot2foot wrote:

Don't cross your tips.

Don't play with your food.

Now, either of those and any infinite number of such statements
could be said in two ways at least. In the negative or the positive
nature of the statement/suggestion/directive/order/plea whatever.

You can say it negatively or positively.

Keep your tips from crossing.

Whatever on the food, I don't do day care.

I firmly believe that no parent should be allowed to use the word "no"
until the child is at least six or better.

You don't have kids do you ? rhetorical

"foot2foot" wrote in message
...

Don't cross your tips.

Don't play with your food.

Now, either of those and any infinite number of such statements
could be said in two ways at least. In the negative or the positive
nature of the statement/suggestion/directive/order/plea whatever.

You can say it negatively or positively.

Keep your tips from crossing.

The problem is not from crossing your tips, it's failure to uncross
them.

Whatever on the food, I don't do day care.

I firmly believe that no parent should be allowed to use the word
"no"
until the child is at least six or better. Parents wonder why all
that ever
comes out of the mouth of their two or three year old are various
iterations of "no". That just might be because that's all the kid
ever
heard since he first noticed people were talking. Kid does this.
"No". Kid does that. "No". What a cheap way to raise kids.
Just sit on your butt on the couch and shout "no" across the floor
to
the kid all day.

That already happens and IMO is the reason that most kids these days
(that I see) are totally worthless pieces of ****. Both, because they
don't have any discipline, and because people have kids without
preparing in the slightest.

For heaven's sake, find a positive way to solve these issues. There
is
a positive way to say every single conceivable sentence that
contains the
words "no" or "don't". Say it that way instead. Yes?

Or? Live in the real world and don't be such a pussy.

As ski instructors, we'd really like to make absolutely every
statement
we make in the positive sense. Be that adult or child we're talking
to.

After all it's about marketing, not learning how to do something.
Which is obvious by the way most ski instructors "ski".

"downhill" wrote in message
...
Yo FOOTER
Spare us parents your distorted views on childcare, stick to
something that is simple like ski instruction.

Hmmmmmmmm. Humans are the only ones to ski or teach it. But every
species in existance EVER has offspring. And most raise them. From
worms to dogs to pigs, can't be that hard. The only difference is
that humans have the choice not to.

pigo wrote:

"downhill" wrote in message
...


Yo FOOTER
Spare us parents your distorted views on childcare, stick to
something that is simple like ski instruction.



Hmmmmmmmm. Humans are the only ones to ski or teach it. But every
species in existance EVER has offspring. And most raise them. From
worms to dogs to pigs, can't be that hard. The only difference is
that humans have the choice not to.


And human parents are the only one punished when they fail, we can not
eat or ignore the unhealthy ones like many species do! Every child that
I have met I am sure there are examples of good ones that was not
taught the meaning of NO was a brat!

foot2foot wrote:
crap snipped

For heaven's sake, find a positive way to solve these issues. There is
a positive way to say every single conceivable sentence that contains the
words "no" or "don't". Say it that way instead. Yes?

Ok. I'm positive that you're full of it.

How's that?

//Walt

foot2foot wrote:

I firmly believe that no parent should be allowed to use the word "no"
until the child is at least six or better.

Don't have kids, do you?

"pigo" wrote in message
...

"downhill" wrote in message
...
Yo FOOTER
Spare us parents your distorted views on childcare, stick to something
that is simple like ski instruction.

Hmmmmmmmm. Humans are the only ones to ski or teach it. But every species
in existance EVER has offspring. And most raise them. From worms to dogs
to pigs, can't be that hard. The only difference is that humans have the
choice not to.
Well, not quite the only difference. Most species do not have to raise their
offspring in an environment which contains so many pressures opposing the
parents influences. And in those cases where there are, usually survial of
the fittest enters the equation pretty quickly.