Title: 3 Ways to Change Someone Else's Behavior - wikiHow
Headings: How to Change Someone Else's Behavior
How to Change Someone Else's Behavior
Method 1
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Discussing the Problem with the Person Download Article
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Method 2
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Accepting a Potential Lack of Change Download Article
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Method 3
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Helping to Alter the Behavior Download Article
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Liana Georgoulis, PsyD
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Decide if you can accept the person if this behavior does not change. Get comfortable with the possibility that the person may never change, because it's quite possible that he will not. How would it feel to simply live with the behavior? Is it possible you could change your own behavior and attitude to accommodate the person? Or are there ways to work around it? Ask yourself if you can accept the person as he is. If you cannot accept the behavior, then you may need to end the relationship. If you can live with this behavior, try to avoid situations in which it might arise. For example, if you hate when your friend sings in the car, avoid long road trips or listen to music that he doesn't know.