10 Things to Say Instead of, "No."

The average one year-old child hears the word, "no" 400 times a day or more according to a study by UCLA in the early 2000s. The over-use of, "no," ultimately has a diluting affect on the impact of the word. We advocate for parents to #sayitanotherway:

Here are 10 things that you can say, instead of, "no!"

1. Yes, and not right now.

2. I want to do that with you and will let you know when I'm available.

3. I love you, and we can try to get to that later.

4. Pause.

5. Stop, please.

6. No thank you.

7. I don't like that.

8. Oops!

9. That's not available.

10. When all else fails, "no," works!