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"Unkle Mike, Unkle Mike!" My nephew proudly told me, "Unkle Mike, I know the Magic Word! It's Please".
I said: "Actually, it is not -- that's just what grownups want you to think. The real magic words is 'NOW!', and to make it do its magic you have to point your index finger down." I demonstrated.
He didn't look convinced, so I continued. "When your mom really wants you to make the bed, does she say 'please make the bed' or does she say 'I want this bed made up, NOW!'". I could see he was on the fence, so I went on. "When my boss needs something, do you think he says 'Mike, please bring me the Johnson file'? No, he says "I need that file, NOW!"
My nephew walked away scratching his head.
A couple of weeks later I saw my nephew again. He said, "Unkle Mike, NOW is not the magic word."
As told to me by "Unkle Mike"...