Parenting Principle #2

The next parenting principle that I know I need some work on is reconsider your request. This whole principle talks about how you need to make sure that what you're asking of your child is actually possible and reasonable for them to do.
This principle reminds me of the Martin Harris and the Lost 116 pages of the Book of Mormon found in Doctrine and Covenants Section 3. Even though the Lord said no, he was still willing to reconsider his requests and then when he was still asked finally said yes on the third time. This shows to me that not only is the Lord willing to reconsider his requests but does allow for teaching moments when we as children aren't willing to listen.
One quote that I really enjoyed from the book Unconditional Parenting was "Of course, there are some things we expect children to do that clearly are reasonable, even if we may disagree about which items belong in that category. My central point, though, is that, before searching for some method to get kids to do what we tell them, we should first take the time to rethink the value or necessity of our requests." (1)
I love this idea, that we should think why are we saying no or asking our child to do something, is it really necessary. If so then there's no problem going about figuring out what we can do to accomplish said thing.

(1) Kohn, Alfie (2005-03-22). Unconditional Parenting (p. 122). Simon & Schuster, Inc.. Kindle Edition.