How to argue with a 3 year old...

There is no right or wrong way to try and argue with a 3 year old. I can speak from experience that logic has not quite formed at this age yet. Come to think of it, after 28 years my logic is still lacking according to my wife. Anyway, to argue with a 3 year old is like trying to look at a cover of a Yanni album without laughing, it just cannot be done.

It’s comparable to playing a game made up on the playground when you were in grade school. A game would be made and as the game went on, more and more rules got added on to make things more favorable for the rule makers. Kind of sounds like the government right now doesn’t it? Ever seen Big Daddy with Adam Sandler, similar to the game the boy makes up called, “I Win.”

Getting back to the advice with how to argue with your 3 year old, or someone else’s for that matter. The fact is that you can’t argue with them, just tell them what to do. I think that’s most of the problem with society, people try giving them a voice in arguments when they don’t know any better and just need to be told what to do.

One of my favorite South Park episodes was when all the parents of the kids were putting them on Ritalin to treat them for A.D.D. Someone brought in a revolutionary new treatment for A.D.D. without the use of medication. The video proceeded to show a demonstration of the techniques where 3 kids were all over the place sitting at their desks. The teacher went up to the first kid and smacked him yelling, “Sit down and study!” The kid stopped and paid attention. He did the same to the second kid. By the time he got to the third kid, the kid had settled down without needing any “treatment.” What a concept!

So the final thought on arguing with a 3 year old is just to tell them what to do, if they get upset or cry, who cares. They need discipline if they are doing something wrong. Just like my lovely wife points out everything I do wrong, which is just about everything. ;) Love ya honey!