In any given day, how often do you say NO to your child vs how many times you say YES. Although I try to be conscious of limiting the amount of “No’s” that I use, I still say that word an awful lot to my children. Children don’t like to hear the word NO do they? I don’t blame them!
I try to use the word “maybe” more often then “no”. My three year old seems to deal with the word maybe much better than the word no because he understands that with maybe, there is a chance I might say yes. I only say NO when I truly mean NO!
Procter & Gamble’s Family Care brands – Bounty®, Charmin®, and Puffs® – along with Tide® and Mr. Clean®, invite you to take the It All Starts with Yes Challenge.
The Challenge: It’s easy — count the number of times you say ‘no’ in any given week or weekend, and then turn them into “Yes” opportunities. The result: more fun activities together such as baking, games, and arts and crafts!
Children LOVE to bake, play games and do arts and crafts, at least most children do. When I say no to one of these requested activities, it is often due to the mess they create or a lack of time.
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I encourage you to check out the It All Starts With Yes Facebook Page to take the Yes Pledge and to receive some coupons to help you say yes more often.
The Yes Pledge is super easy:
“I Pledge To: Join my kids in Trying, Doing, Learning, Living, Discover, Uncovering, Imagining, Exploring, Because I believe Little Adventures Create Big Smiles and It All Starts with YES!” copied directly from the It All Starts With Yes Facebook Page.
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I would like to say YES to going to leaving the chores behind and going to the park
leannemacg at gmail.com
i would love to say yes more often to things like stomping in puddles, playing in the dirt or mud, etc.! yes to more messy playtime for fingerpainting and glittering works of art and less worktime! 🙂
tumyiix at gmail dot com
Going out dancing or camping.
I would like to say YES to a date night
karryknisley76 at hotmail dot com
Say ‘yes’ to quitting work at the appropriate time.
Janette
I would love to say yes to a vacation with my kids
I would like to say yes more to the “messy” playing,, like playdoh, etc.. karasceviour at hotmail dot com
I would like to say YES more to having tacos..every day..lol..as my sons requests!
ksceviour at hotmail dot com
Aww, I would like to say YES more to baking with my kids! They love to do that!
I would like to say Yes to more baking and sewing!
I would like to say YES more often to…going to the park! Helping with cooking and baking, and to also reading more.
I would love to say YES to more outdoor play with my kids. Usually when they go out it is the only time I have to hurry and do a load of laundrey, or sweep, or something like that. I also would love to be able to say YES more to letting them help me make dinner, or bake.
mmjohnson555@gmail.com
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I would like to say yes more often to messy playtime!
I would like to say yes to more outings, like amusement parks, museums, camping, travel etc.
I think I need to say yes to MORE exercise, and healthy foods!
more camping, vacations, museam and amusement parks ……just need to find a money tree…
I would you like to say YES to more often to vacations and other outings that cost a lot of money.
Going to the gym.
billiondollarprincesss@hotmail.com
I would like to say yes to doing more baking.
I would love to say yes more to camping, not my favorite thing but the kids love it
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I would like to say yes more to not being distracted and playing. To the kids I do see.
I would like to say yes to travelling more
calvert0 at telus dot net
I would like to say yes to going out to play more
bluebelle0367(at)hotmail(dot)com
belinda mcnabb
I would like to say yes to her cooking more.
I would like to say yes to going to play outside.
tinalee351 at gmail dot com
Hmm..i need to say more to my kids helping in the kitchen.
I also need to say yes to working out!
etc etc etc!
R2V0A9I would like to say yes to being silly and messy with my kids
I would love to say yes to more messy jobs like cooking and finger painting !!
dalleykt at live dot ca
I will continue to say yes to FRESH air, exercise and big boy HUGS. Next snowfall – will join my son in catching snowflakes on our tongues – sharing tender moments of innocence.
I would love to say yes to walking more often instead of taking the car and to playing in the rain. Kids need opportunities to do fun stuff with their parents more often and we love to embrace being active.
Paula
@inkscrblr
I would like to say yes to making jewelerymore often.cardshark42(at)hotmail(dot)com
would love to say yes to going out to the movies more
jedw94 at gmail dot com
I would say YES to having cookies for lunch!
brendapenton @ hotmail.com
Leaving the chores to play
I’d like to say yes to playing outside more often when I get home from work. But we need to wait until later in the spring and its light outside then. sigh.
(we love messy play and do it lots already)
homejunk at shaw dot ca
I would like to say YES to more outdoor physical activities.
I would like to say yes to going to the gym.
Mommy, let`s make a `– fill in the blank“
I would like to say yes to playing outside.
silverneon2000 at yahoo dot com
I would like to say YES more to getting outside!! Brrr. Its cold outside!
I would like to say yes to take out everyday
I would love to say YES to my daughter more often
I want to say yes to more takeout and more playing in the mud!
breej23 at hotmail dot com
I would like to say yes to going skating with my kids
thanks
flower_child_23(at)hotmail(dot)com
I would like to say “yes” to finger painting in the house but always too worried about the mess instead of the fun!
Teaching my daughter how to cook. She’s 17 and still doesn’t know how.
I would like to be able to say yes to crayons and paint, mud puddles and rolling around in the dirt (i have 5 boys!)
andrea_hockeygirl@hotmail.com
cleaning!
saying yes to more shopping haha
freebiel0ve @yahoo.com
I would like to say yes to going outside more.
I would like to say yes to going to bed early!
MORE SHOPPING!!!!
soklad82@hotmail.com
Say yes to more travel!
yes to more quality family time!
lisaandkevin@yahoo.ca
I would like to say yes to playing even if the house is a mess
sweetheart4171(at)yahoo(dot)com
Yes to the building projects he wants to do. Build a volcano, make a cake etc..
(entered as Jennifer)
I would love to say YES to more adventures outside, messy baking and never cleaning, etc.
YES to more playing cars and other toys, there just always seems to be something else that needs to be done.
Cookies for dinner!
swak50 at hotmail dot com
I would like to say yes to not doing household chores and instead going and enjoying myself outside.