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[-] Nepenthe@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

^ How it should be done. If you freak out, they assume from your reaction that they've been grievously injured.

I've also heard of the trick of offering them candy as a "medicine," the idea being that if a slab of chocolate was enough, they weren't hurt, and if they continue screaming you might have to worry.

This necessitates walking around with uneaten chocolate, though.

[-] punkwalrus@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Yeah, food rewards are not advisable; they don't even recommend that for dog training anymore.

[-] lingh0e@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

How it should be done. If you freak out, they assume from your reaction that they've been grievously injured.

Or you end up with a kid who learns they need to ham it up because they want a more drastic reaction from you. Or you end up with a kid who still cries hysterically at EVERY trip, bump and fall.

Not saying OP has the wrong idea. It's precisely what I did with my kids. But it's not some magical behavioral voodoo hack for kids.

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