I don't know how it happened, but one way or another, Melissa and I stumbled on a really useful parenting technique early on in our child-raising careers. Do you ever have those situations where a child asks for something only to throw a fit if the answer is "no"? Personally, I hate when this happens. I even hate it when it isn't my kids and I'm just collateral damage. Well, here's one way to cut down on this occurring in the first place. I've never seen or heard of this anywhere else. I don't know why not. Anyway, here you...