Comments on: turn pouting into possibility with one magic word

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:28:07 +0000

I do love this post! “Yet” models for kids a healthy mix of optimism, patience, and reality. This is great!

By: Amy Sullivan

Amy Sullivan — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:47:04 +0000

I haven’t tried this…YET!

By: Julie Stiles Mills

Julie Stiles Mills — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:04:21 +0000

I LOVE this! SO much better than what I usually say, which is either “if it was easy, everyone would do it” or “if it was easy, it would be boring.”

Thanks for this one!!! I’m thinking I’ll be using it during piano practice tomorrow. Ya know, I could benefit from saying it to myself as well!

By: Melanie Brooks

Melanie Brooks — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:22:57 +0000

Hi Pam – your column reminds me of a children’s sermon I heard YEARS and YEARS ago when I was around 8 or 9. (Amazing what we remember, isn’t it?) Anyhow – the sermon was based on something called ILAC which stands for “I Am Lovable and Capable”. The action for the parents was to write down those letters on a piece of construction paper for each child and put it on the fridge. Each “I can’t do that” or other discouraging remark meant tearing a piece off of the ILAC sign. At the end of the week, I remember sitting down with my parents and talking about how much I’d torn from the sign. The end result was me being able to feel more confident about the things I did and wanted to do and try. The goal of the project, of course, was to make it through the week without tearing anything off that sign. If I remember correctly, I never had a no tear week. Looking back on it as an adult, it was an amazing experiment for me. Maybe I should make a sign again – just as a simple reminder!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:28:29 +0000

YET. LOL….so simple…and YET, I think it will work. Just hope I can remember to say it. LOL

By: pam

pam — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:37:59 +0000

Thanks so much, friends! I find I need to tell myself this one all the time.

By: Dena Dyer

Dena Dyer — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:19:52 +0000

This is a wonderful idea. Thanks for sharing!

By: niki

niki — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:20:43 +0000

I like this! A lot! I am going to try this on my very dramatic, very exaggeratory 5 year old!

Thanks for the inspiration!

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By: jubilee

jubilee — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:43:29 +0000

My children seem to always use the “I can’t . . .” phrase. This is so going to work for us! thanks!

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:47:36 +0000

oooh..love it! So easy, and so great! Thanks!