Yes, Shelly. Learning NOT to say yes or no immediately was the hardest part of this for me. Once I got that down, I just dug in my heels on my decisions. I'm stubborn, so that part was easy.
There's a GT neighbor boy whose mom apparently allows debate after the decision, and he is EXHAUSTING to be around. I wind up barking at him a lot when he's over to play because he behaves in a manner that I find to be very disrespectful. My kids don't do that, and I'm now convinced it's because we don't allow discussion after a decision is made.
Best parenting decision EVER!
You either train your kids to respect you or you train them not to. There's no other option, really!
