Alternatives to saying "No!"

Alternatives to saying "No!"

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1 session workshop Date: see calendar dates on the right

The only reason why you say “No!” is because you do not know how your needs and your child’s needs can be met at the same time. You want your child to have a bath now so your needs of supper and evening chores can be completed but your child has needs of wanting to keep playing. So you say, “No! You can’t carrying on playing because you need to have a bath now.”

Imagine what it would be like if you learnt the skills to have a different kind of conversation, one where you and your child are left feeling empowered and getting BOTH your needs met?

Come and explore and learn this communication pattern and walk away with some alternatives instead of getting frustrated and angry.

By the end of the workshop, this is what you will have achieved:

  1. Know why you say no, and when “no” means you know!
  3. how to convey you are serious in a respectful way without shouting, threats or manipulation.
  5. How to be certain when you feel uncertain about the answer you should give back.
  6. How to turn a “No” in to a “Yes” without giving in to your child’s wishes.
  7. How to make them take responsibility for making something work for you (this is where the secret lies)
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