At the End of My Rope...

[crabcake]

Re: Amended opinion

Originally posted by vraiblonde
Star calendars work well for chores and like that but I'm not sure how they'd work for behavior. At 4, I don't think kids have the self-control to remember not to get mad or throw things. I think they just get bent and go off without thinking of star charts and treats.

I did this for awhile with mine. The charts I got let you list what the items are the kid has to do, so you can list chores and stuff like "Be Good at School" or "proper behavior" and give them stars for things they do. I found 'em at the dollar store for a pack of 25 of them, I think.

good luck PF ...

 

[jazz lady]

Originally posted by Pete
Glad to be of service brother Tater

With those comments, that will be the only "service" you get...

 

[vraiblonde]

Originally posted by cmcdanal
Now vrai, before you go deleting my post...

WHAT are you talking about? Do you think I'm so stupid I don't realize you're talking about hunting? *tap tap tap*

 

[vraiblonde]

I'll stick up for you, Pete. Having raised a boy and three girls, I can say with some authority that girls ARE more trouble. At least mine are. Boys don't get all hormonal and flake out. They also don't use that smart-azz tone that girls do. Boys don't really care about the trials and tribulations of their friends - with girls, that's their whole life and they bring it home.

I can count on one hand the number of times my son pitched a REAL fit about something, from toddler looniness to teenage tantrums. With my oldest daughter, I've already passed infinity.

 

[jazz lady]

With my mom, it was the opposite. My brother got in all the trouble (still does, but now it's a felony ) while my sister and I rarely got into real trouble. He talked back - we didn't. He abused drugs and alcohol - we didn't.

Maybe it depends on the family? :shrug:

 

[vraiblonde]

Originally posted by jazz lady
Maybe it depends on the family?

Yeah, and the kid's temperament as well. My son was always pretty easy going. The daughter's a much more - how to say this nicely? - definitive person.

This morning she was kvetching about something when her friend picked her up for school. On the way out the door, Larry calls after her, "Don't forget your broom!" which made the friend crack up and the daughter huff.