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yeah, none of the regular parenting stuff works. we have to be a different kind of parent for a different kind of kid. we can do it though. its true, we just have to read their minds and its not hard. i like the element of surprise dicipline tecnic. sometimes i time out, sometimes i take away a privilage, and sometimes i dont do anything. i found that if i say, "if you do this, then this is the consequence" so A would think it was a choice. not a cause and effect. she thought i was giving her a choice. so now i say ,"you'll be sorry if you choose to do that". since she doesnt know what the consequence is then she thinks twice about the behavior. she doesnt know if i will ignore her ir if i will get a babysitter and not let her go to the movie. she actually will choose the better behavior. i know it sounds wacky, but it works!
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