2026-06-03
Not giving in to tantrums (but always taking the deal) — our one dinner-table rule
There's a Korean saying — 우는 아이 떡 하나 더 준다 — the kid who cries gets one more rice cake. Same energy as our 'squeaky wheel gets the grease.' Not at our house: we don't give in to tantrums, but calm negotiation always gets heard. You can deal, you cannot yell your way to a different dinner.