Love & Logic posts as a handy refresher its one liners for getting children to think and to stop arguments. Jim Fay’s reference list includes these 5 favorites (excerpt):
“Probably so.”
“I bet it feels that way.”
“What do you think you’re going to do?”
“Bummer. How sad.”
“I’m not sure . . . . I’ll have to get back to you . . . .”
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