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Re: 8 Ways to Tease a Boy Out of a Bad Mood

Jerry @ vintage t shirts — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:25:48 -0000

I would like to go with 6

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Diet Blog — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:38:50 -0000

Pure genius! I bet these tactics would work so well! I can't wait to give them a shot. Thanks!

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Re: 8 Ways to Tease a Boy Out of a Bad Mood

Cash Property Sale — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:40:49 -0000

I think I've used most all of those at one time or another! They can all work depending on the severity of the mood I've found...

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social networking philippines — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:01:43 -0000

Re: 8 Ways to Tease a Boy Out of a Bad Mood

I do prefer no. 3 and no.7...This will depends also the attitude of the child. Basically, if the child would feel the love and care of a parents they will be fine after that.

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Mortgage Refinancing — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:55:25 -0000

yes no.7 is work for me , my child is 1 year old when he laugh i really feel cool, it give us lots of relaxation. we have to take one lesson from child that we have to always laugh in each and every condition.
Laughing child always encourage you to be happy in your life.

Re: 8 Ways to Tease a Boy Out of a Bad Mood

Amy LeForge — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:55:29 -0000

Hindu gods, yes there is that risk. You have to know your own child before attempting a tantrum. The point was to make him laugh.

If you already have a relationship that's got humor as a base, you can get away with throwing your own tantrum and not encouraging him to have one.

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Hindu gods — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:27:22 -0000

But wont No. 6 give him bad examples to follow?

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Amy LeForge — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:30:41 -0000

Badmom, I do that sometimes. Generally speaking though, that puts me in a power struggle with the boy. Sometimes I'm willing to have a throwdown, but other times I'd rather help him get out of the mood more gently.

December, getting inspiration from other parents is one of the big reasons I love being online. :) Good luck!

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December — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:11:04 -0000

This was really great! Im a mommy of three very interesting little boys and at least one of them is always in a pissy mood. Some of these I know work (my favorite is when I GET to throw the tantrum) and some of them I havent tried yet, but I cant wait.

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Badmom — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:26:40 -0000

How about tell him he can take his mood to his room and come out when he's ready to behave in a more acceptable manner?
smooches. gack.

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Amy LeForge — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:48:15 -0000

Sunny, yes that's always a good one! How old are your kiddos?

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Sunny — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:27:01 -0000

I like to do razz on the tummy. That seems to work well lately.

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Amy LeForge — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:40:04 -0000

claudia, yes #3 works for all parties involved. Wasn't it Bill Cosby who said that children are brain damaged in his Fatherhood comedy routine? I remember it was hilarious.

offshore development, I see that you like to go for the affection. :) great choice! It also works to just invite him to get his love bucket filled and then hold him for a while. Sometimes a boy just needs a good hug.

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offshore development — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 05:28:01 -0000

My favorite is 7th

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claudia — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:42:09 -0000

no doubt Amy, number 3 works in almost all cases. You just can't hold yourself from laughing and then some one well said that Laugh drains out the tension from your mind :) Yeah even a child got a brain !don't they?huh
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Re: 8 Ways to Tease a Boy Out of a Bad Mood

Amy LeForge — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:13:10 -0000

DoctorFlix, I'm glad you had success.

Jolly Martin, did you actually do the whine-car thing? I haven't used it in a long time. I'll have to try it on a boy tomorrow for fun.

hairbroker yes, attention is a big factor. :) I sometimes ask a whiny boy if his love bucket is empty and does he need some hugs to refill it. That often does the trick.

Val, oh yeah! I used the birdie line years ago but had totally forgotten about it. Way cool, I'm going to use that one tomorrow too. We've had a bit of grumpiness now that school has begun again.

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Val Garner — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:08:16 -0000

Number 6 is hysterical, learn to draw, great story! Can you imagine being the other adults watching this? Wish I could have been there.

We would tell them that a birdie might fly by and poop on their lip (because it's sticking out so much in the pout), it always got a giggle out of them.

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hairbroker — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:40:37 -0000

some of my sunday school's students are so moody. 1,2,3 are works for me. sometimes, they so moody just to get more attention

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Jolly Martin — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:41:15 -0000

i think 2nd and 5th one is the best idea.

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Doctorflix — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:17:02 -0000

My nephew is quite moody -I tried a few things you have mentioned here, they worked very well....thats a good list thx

Re: 8 Ways to Tease a Boy Out of a Bad Mood

Amy LeForge — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:59:46 -0000

Taariq, I sincerely hope not. You've inspired another post on the topic. :D I'm off to write it now. Hope to see you there!

Re: 8 Ways to Tease a Boy Out of a Bad Mood

Taariq — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:42:01 -0000

I wonder if this doesn't teach him to suppress his real feelings and emotions.
Bad moods, like good moods, come and go quite naturally.
So maybe we can learn and pass on to our kids that like all else, "This too shall pass".

Re: 8 Ways to Tease a Boy Out of a Bad Mood

Amy LeForge — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:14:57 -0000

annoying, I'm so sorry to hear that you're not getting along with your mother. I do it to build the relationship with my boys, and they end up laughing and happy. I wish the same for you, and that you are able to repair the relationship with your mother in the future.

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annoying — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:15:50 -0000

My mother used to annoy me like that and now I can't stand being around her. Now everything she does annoys me. She doesn't even have to try.

Re: 8 Ways to Tease a Boy Out of a Bad Mood

Amy LeForge — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:34:23 -0000

Modified Mummy we say grumpy gus or pouty pete here. Lol. Funny faces is an excellent strategy. I don't always remember that one. Thanks for the reminder!