When my daughter turned one, I had just heard about this different approach on how to deal with “misbehaviour". She could hardly stand up straight, yet had gotten hold of a pen and when I entered the room was in full swing of drawing on our kitchen wall. Having gotten a small glimpse and understanding how a young child’s brain works, I managed to not act on my first impulse. Instead of screaming: "Don’t draw on the wall” - I reached for a sheet of paper and said: “This is whe