+1 for #5. There are many alternative ways to correct a child's behavior: timeouts, curfews, taking away toys, letting them calm down before punishing them, but there can also be positive reinforcements. There are many books, audio-books, and videos on these topics. One approach would be to just give him these resources. Another approach is to lead by example yourselves, if your own child/children are well behaved, your brother is much more likely to listen to what you have to say. — Stephan Branczyk 1 min ago
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#16763 Stephan Branczyk (2137 rep) | A: How can I convince my brother not to spank his child? (score: 1) | posted 1 hours ago by Morta (23 rep) | Toxicity 0.1837295
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HA! Viewed 2,506 times in 5 months! I got a silver badge for this question now give me an upvote! It's obviously relevant to somebody. — leeand00 2 mins ago
#2278 leeand00 (108 rep) | Q: What to do when another person believes that you are ignorant? (score: -5) | posted 332 days ago by leeand00 (108 rep) | Toxicity 0.23754409 | edited 248 days ago by leeand00 (108 rep)
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As this is an IPS answer I would suggest not making the assumption that the issue of explicit rights (which is a big factor in how to resolve this as an interpersonal issue) comes down to a tenancy agreement. In some jurisdictions landlords of shared properties are required to provide certain facilities and an agreement that didn't allow for them would be unenforceable. From an interpersonal perspective, however, such regulations have the same effect as a tenancy agreement. — Will 1 min ago
#16734 Will (101 rep) | A: How to negotiate with landlady in a shared home who flat out says "no"? (score: 57) | posted 20 hours ago by Will Appleby (1167 rep) | Toxicity 0.042904176 | edited 2 hours ago by Nerd (37 rep)
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#16770 blau (6 rep) | Q: How to decline wedding invitation (score: 0) | posted 2 hours ago by blau (6 rep) | Toxicity 0.105687834 | edited 1 hours ago by Kozaky (4684 rep)
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#16784 HanMah (1 rep) | Q: How can I tell my parents I'd like to help them financially after getting a very well paid job? (score: 0) | posted 1 hours ago by HanMah (1 rep) | Toxicity 0.08777971 | edited 6 minutes ago by avazula (5501 rep)
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"shared common space" means "nobody can claim it", not "anybody can claim it" - what you did leaving your stuff. You not having enough space in your room is no excuse, you knew the size of your stuff and the size of the room, it was your responsibility to rent a room that's of appropriate size. I'm with you on the bathroom issue, but it sounds like in her mind you rented the room and the bathroom was not part of the deal. — Agent_L 9 secs ago
#16731 Agent_L (680 rep) | Q: How to negotiate with landlady in a shared home who flat out says "no"? (score: 28) | posted 26 hours ago by refbobby (141 rep) | Toxicity 0.20101888 | edited 5 hours ago by sleske (261 rep) | Has magic comment
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#16731 Steve (168 rep) | Q: How to negotiate with landlady in a shared home who flat out says "no"? (score: 27) | posted 26 hours ago by refbobby (139 rep) | Toxicity 0.38553628 | edited 6 hours ago by sleske (261 rep) | Has magic comment
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This is by far the best answer. It ignores all previous experiences and simply focuses on the future. Get the information and make a decision. In the process of asking you may derive information about your past experiences, and as an added bonus you are passively asserting, to an observant baker, you don't want to be stuffed with stale bread. +1 — Attack68 1 min ago
#16646 Attack68 (101 rep) | A: How to ask my local baker if he is always selling freshly baked bread (score: 32) | posted 2 days ago by 200_success (439 rep) | Toxicity 0.13945071 | edited 2 days ago by 200_success (439 rep)
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+1 I feel that the closing paragraph could benefit from an important nuance being stressed with "they have to be willing" - willingness can be engendered where none previously existed. It just takes just even more personal investment than the "hell of a lot more" already needed for the view change in a willing person alone, and very hard to do if the person already knows you disagree or want to change their mind. — mtraceur 1 min ago
#16634 mtraceur (161 rep) | A: How can I try to get my coworkers to stop their jokes on LGBTQ+ people (score: 46) | posted 3 days ago by apaul (40976 rep) | Toxicity 0.2438381 | edited 12 hours ago by HDE 226868 (6982 rep)
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#16778 scohe001 (6901 rep) | A: How to tell girlfriend that I don't like hypothetical and silly questions? (score: 54) | posted 7 hours ago by Legisey (316 rep) | Toxicity 0.13225853 | edited 4 hours ago by Legisey (316 rep)
+1 Like the OP, I initially found these kinds of questions very uncomfortable, and felt like I was being asked to lie or forced into a desired answer. But I gradually learned to take the very approach recommended in this answer, and it worked great! 14 years later we're still married, and I still field questions like this all the time... :) — Chris Sunami 37 secs ago
#16778 Chris Sunami (2422 rep) | A: How to tell girlfriend that I don't like hypothetical and silly questions? (score: 56) | posted 7 hours ago by Legisey (316 rep) | Toxicity 0.048582837 | edited 4 hours ago by Legisey (316 rep)
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@Beofett Agreed. Though even if use of kitchen/bathroom is stipulated then I would expect the question of storage to be at the landlady's discretion. — Mark Perryman 31 secs ago
#16745 Mark Perryman (360 rep) | A: How to negotiate with landlady in a shared home who flat out says "no"? (score: 26) | posted 26 hours ago by Mark Perryman (360 rep) | Toxicity 0.09119771 | edited 9 hours ago by Mark Perryman (360 rep)
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#16778 Joe (142 rep) | A: How to tell girlfriend that I don't like hypothetical and silly questions? (score: 62) | posted 9 hours ago by Legisey (314 rep) | Toxicity 0.094571084 | edited 6 hours ago by Legisey (314 rep)
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@scohe001, I agree, but the nuance between saying the post can be improved vs. saying the post is wrong is subtle and easily lost on new users. — Joe 34 secs ago
#16778 Joe (142 rep) | A: How to tell girlfriend that I don't like hypothetical and silly questions? (score: 67) | posted 10 hours ago by Legisey (316 rep) | Toxicity 0.06619757 | edited 7 hours ago by Legisey (316 rep)
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I wrote an answer, but it was deleted allegedly because it wasn’t an answer. Clearly the deleters did not like it, but an answer it most certainly was. So I offer you one snippet from it, here, by way of a partial answer, and as a gentle reminder that it is often a good idea to remind oneself not to take these kind of guy-girl encounters too seriously. For more info, read John Gray’s original 1992 book. It’s getting long in the tooth now, but it still conveys what amounts to superpowers when it comes to understanding your other half. — tkp 21 secs ago
#16775 tkp (101 rep) | Q: How to tell girlfriend that I don't like hypothetical and silly questions? (score: 35) | posted 13 hours ago by GamerGypps (181 rep) | Toxicity 0.13088442 | edited 12 hours ago by GamerGypps (181 rep)
#16775 corsiKa (1449 rep) | Q: How to tell girlfriend that I don't like hypothetical and silly questions? (score: 35) | posted 13 hours ago by GamerGypps (181 rep) | Toxicity 0.3006293 | edited 12 hours ago by GamerGypps (181 rep)
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