quick hit: gentle discipline

Michelle at the Parent Vortex (which you should bookmark post haste) posted this list of useful phrases for gentle discipline.

For awhile, we've been using (with good results!) variations on this one: “You really want to _____, but you can’t do that right now. I can see how upset you are about that.”  It seems to help minimize the compounded frustration of George not getting what he wants AND thinking he's being misunderstood or his feelings ignored. 

Happy communicating!