If a person insists on going to work at a job they left twenty years ago, correcting them tends to produce distress and no change. Redirection agrees with the emotion, suggests a cup of tea first, and moves on. It is not lying so much as declining to have a fight that cannot be won.
It takes practice and works better than reasoning in the middle and later stages.
Why it matters
It is the single technique that most reduces daily conflict, and most family caregivers are never taught it.
Redirection where you live
The local guide on this, for each city we cover.
- Baltimore, MD
- Boston, MA
- Buffalo, NY
- Charlotte, NC
- Chicago, IL
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas, TX
- Denver, CO
- Detroit, MI
- Houston, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- Memphis, TN
- Milwaukee, WI
- New York, NY
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- San Antonio, TX
- San Diego, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Tucson, AZ