For example: Suggest that the situation is one where the friend wants to go the beach but your child wants to stay and study. You could tell your child to act the part of the friend wanting to go to the beach during study time, while you play the role of the child resisting this offer. It might go something like this: “Let’s go to the beach. Studying is so boring. " “I’d love to go to the beach but not now/today. I have to complete my homework assignment tonight. If I don’t get it finished, I will be under pressure from the teacher and likely I’ll get a bad mark. I don’t want a bad mark. Maybe we can go to the beach tomorrow instead. " “You’re stupid. The sun is out now, it will rain tomorrow. Why don’t you do the homework when it rains?” “I don’t like it when you suggest I am stupid. That makes me feel unhappy. I am going to do my homework now so that I don’t feel pressured tomorrow. If it rains tomorrow, we can go to the beach on a day that it’s not raining. And hey, I can help you finish your homework too if you like. " And so on. . .
Some people do not take others seriously unless they are being told something forcefully. Other people respond to a softer approach with listening and understanding, but a firm and no-nonsense behavior will sure work better. As you role play, your child will probably alert you to the other child’s personality, by saying things like “But Shannon doesn’t act like that” or “No, no, John would be yelling at me by now. " {“smallUrl”:“https://www. wikihow. com/images/thumb/8/8f/Help-Your-Child-Stand-Up-to-Bossy-Friends-Step-3Bullet1. jpg/v4-460px-Help-Your-Child-Stand-Up-to-Bossy-Friends-Step-3Bullet1. jpg”,“bigUrl”:”/images/thumb/8/8f/Help-Your-Child-Stand-Up-to-Bossy-Friends-Step-3Bullet1. jpg/aid3594405-v4-728px-Help-Your-Child-Stand-Up-to-Bossy-Friends-Step-3Bullet1. jpg”,“smallWidth”:460,“smallHeight”:345,“bigWidth”:728,“bigHeight”:546,“licensing”:"<div class="mw-parser-output">
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