Sorry, your qualification for declaring that it's not necessary?
Short answer as I head to bed: My experiences in a psych ward. See my extensive posts and comments re: this topic for further clarifications.
What technique do you use to make it clear to a young child that the current issue is serious rather than just something you'd prefer them not to be doing?
It depends on many individual and situational factors. Short answer--there is no "universal" and "absolute" answer. Long/vague answer--tone, previously established authority, personal presence, boundary holding, and highly subjective interpersonal cues, amongst other things.
This isn't something I can really convey via text over the internet.
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Short answer as I head to bed: My experiences in a psych ward. See my extensive posts and comments re: this topic for further clarifications.
What technique do you use to make it clear to a young child that the current issue is serious rather than just something you'd prefer them not to be doing?
It depends on many individual and situational factors. Short answer--there is no "universal" and "absolute" answer. Long/vague answer--tone, previously established authority, personal presence, boundary holding, and highly subjective interpersonal cues, amongst other things.
This isn't something I can really convey via text over the internet.