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{{Scrappy and family}} How awful for all. Do they have children?
I love the race options on tricking the kids into cooperation. 1. Avoid the challenge/fight whenever and however possible. Games and trickery are wonderful ways to avoid the fight. 2. If threats are required, make good on them no matter what. I hate when I have to be grounded because my kids are grounded, but it happens.
(now how many minutes before this one posts?) Silly slow board.
Oh, Scrappy. That is so scary. So much ~ma and prayers to your whole family.
Holy shit.
{{{Scrappy and family}}}
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Ugh-- what a horrible, horrible thing to discover.
With respect to the kiddies, I was very big on consequences of actions. It takes but a few times of enacting a consequence before they realize you mean business and while they might test you, it's rarely far enough that you need to act again.
I still remember one time when the Hub was enacting the discipline when I wasn't home and he turned off the television in response to some snit Abby was having. She stormed off to her room, all of three years old, bellowing, "You'll all PAY! I'll never watch TV ever again!! You'll SEE! You'll all PAY!!"
I have never laughed quite so hard my entire life.
So much ~ma for your family, Scrappy.
Big ~ma to Scrappy and family. I hope he turns up soon and is ready to be helped.
Hey y'all. Been working pretty steadily today, yay.
Barb, you look gorgeous in that dress!
I, uh, read the rest but anything else I wanted to say fell out of my brain.
Much ~ma to you and yours, Scrappy.
Oh, Scrappy. How horrible.
I'm finding a combination of techniques from Positive Discipline for Preschoolers (I think that's the title) and 1-2-3 Magic.
Works fairly well. We do a lot of the races to do things and the whole, "Oh-oh! Did you forget how to put on shoes? I think Lillian forgot how!" discussing.
The Positive Discipline book is very good for modeling behaviors and for cooling your own self down when getting stressed.
Much, much ~ma to you and your DH and all his family, Scrappy. How awful for all of you.