Regarding the dissemination of information: The parents role is to be close at hand to provide the facts that the child wants without adding more information than the child is asking for.

Regarding a parent being rigid in their initial response to something their child does: “ willingness to change our minds in the face of persuasive evidence teaches the child a higher form of consistency: the readiness to engage in dialogue about differing points of view” (45). But when a decision needs to be followed through, we don’t have to change the decision but we should change the tone with which we explain the decision to the child.

Toddlers have a natural sense of fairness and a desire to please. Reframe requests to appeal to these desires. Stop banging on the counter, it hurts mommy’s ears. It’s time for Abinav to take a turn now.