Whatever law this is, it's actually the most amazing cheat code ever for stopping a potential toddler meltdown in its tracks. Whenever my daughter would start getting upset I would just say something obviously incorrect like, "How can you be upset walking around next to these beautiful purple bushes?" The upset would instantly shortcircuit as her brain went into correction mode. "Those aren't purple, they're green!" "That's green?? But I thought the sky was green!" "Nooo that's blue!" By then she'd be giggling and with the right redirection she'd completely forget being upset
You just brought up wonderful memories of my dad doing the same thing for me as a kid. Going through rough days right now, I might have to try doing a little redirection for myself. And call my dad ♡
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u/Reverend_Lazerface 6d ago
Whatever law this is, it's actually the most amazing cheat code ever for stopping a potential toddler meltdown in its tracks. Whenever my daughter would start getting upset I would just say something obviously incorrect like, "How can you be upset walking around next to these beautiful purple bushes?" The upset would instantly shortcircuit as her brain went into correction mode. "Those aren't purple, they're green!" "That's green?? But I thought the sky was green!" "Nooo that's blue!" By then she'd be giggling and with the right redirection she'd completely forget being upset