I’m a mom-of-six and my ‘magic method’ makes the kids do whatever I ask of them
PARENTING young children is exhausting sometimes.
Oftentimes, they don’t do what is asked of them and throw a tantrum instead.
A mom of six named Sharon Johnson, who goes by @sharon.a.life on TikTok, said she found a way to ensure her children do everything she asks of them – and it’s a pretty genius approach.
In the video, she began: “I have just now discovered the greatest parenting hack. I call it ‘The Magic Method.’
“Why? Because I have convinced my toddler that she is magic.”
In the past, when Sharon’s daughter would refuse to do something that she asked, the mother was at a loss.
But her Magic Method has changed all of that.
“Whenever she doesn’t want to do something, I go: ‘Hey baby girl, are you magic? I’m going to close my eyes and count to five and say the magic words, and maybe you’ll magically have your pajamas on.’”
Sharon then covers her eyes with her hands and counts down.
When she opens her eyes, her daughter typically excitedly has her pajamas on to prove that she is, indeed, magic.
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Sharon offered more examples of how she uses the trick.
One was for car safety: “Do you think if I close my eyes and say the magic words, your seatbelt would magically be on?”
Another was for cleanup time: “This paper doesn’t go on the floor. Do you think you could magically make it disappear into the garbage can?”
Sharon said she would even close her eyes while changing her daughter’s diaper, and her daughter wouldn’t complain because it was, in her mind, magic.
“We are going on two years now, and I would say that it works like 95% of the time.
“And here’s the real kicker: My older kids, as in 5 and 7-year-olds, think that it’s so funny that I can even do it with them too.”
Viewers loved the idea:
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“I am going to have a lot of magic first graders in September!” one person wrote.
“Making tasks fun is always a win,” added another.