LOL! That's funny
I haven't read the book but I often count to 3 with Natty to give her an opportunity to stop what she's doing before I deliver the consequences (unless what she's doing needs to be stopped immediately, e.g. lying on top of her sister - a regular occurrence! I have to remove her straight away).
I also am aware that positive attention is far more powerful than negative (through what I've read on here etc and also through experience) and so can understand how it also works to help a parent to take control of themselves. I hadn't recognised that before.