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A Different Approach

A new approach to a recurring family disagreement shows how changing the message can succeed when familiar reminders stop working.

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Sometimes, the same-old, same-old doesn’t work. Just ask my wife, Carol.

Recently, she’s been battling our oldest daughter, Marin, over a seemingly simple family rule. When you take the car, you are required to text us when you arrive at your destination and when you leave your destination.

Simple. Right?