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It's 9:42, dropped Cam at school for 9 AND ...
I have not yelled.
I know that sounds like "Well, it's only 9:42 in the morning" but normally there is SOME yelling with the whole "getting two kids out the door by 8:50 to get Cam to school." She couldn't find her shoes this morning (what is up with my kids and their shoes!?!) but no yelling. I calmly told her to keep looking for them and when I finished helping Joey get dressed, I would look with her. They were outside, full of mud. Still didn't yell. Just brought them in and washed them out (they are Crocs) and off we went.
I'm going to make it thru today with NO YELLING! I'm going to do it!
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Re: It's 9:42, dropped Cam at school for 9 AND ...
You can do it girl!
Ok, great for no yelling. Really.
But now I'm thinking you need a new morning routine! Would've been so much easier if you set out clothes and shoes the night before, no? Then you could've addressed the muddy crocs last night!
I just know my crazy mornings and adding something like picking mud off of crocs would throw me off.
Oh, and you know how they have reward charts for kids --- well I haven't made it yet but Joe and I are going to have a "yelling" chart. If we yell, the kids can go put a sticker on the chart. When they get to 20 (or whatever) we have to take them to Chuck E Cheese (or Build A Bear or whatever).
I'm quite sure that enough trips to CEC or BAB will curb our yelling!!!
mattslady --- good idea!
Yea, this whole morning thing is new for me. Joey goes to school but his has always been 12-2:30. This is the first year we are dealing with the 9:00 thing. And this is only the 3rd time I've brought her (she was sick for a week). So it's taking some getting used to. I know once we get a routine down, it will be better. Putting the clothes out the night before is a good idea!
Good for you! I was thinking about you this morning.
My only concern (little) is that the sticker chart for yelling might make the kids provoke you (but maybe this is your strategy!) and so you might want to have an adult sticker chart for 'no yelling' and when you get to 20, go out for a grown ups only dinner. You gotta reward yourself for wins too!
I really want the rewards to be about THEM! If I do it for me and Joe, it doesn't help solve some of the problem. And some of the problem is that I'm selfish --- I really need to do this for them....ALL of it.
Ryan 5/2010, Kyle 1/2007, Eric 3/2005
Fantastic!!! You are thinking ahead, putting rules and plans in place, involving the kids, working together, showing a better attitude about all of this.
Seriously Fantastic!
Good luck! I noticed that when I praise Ethan a lot, he tries to be good, so that means less yelling for me
It's easier to yell sometimes... but I try to remind him how nice it was last time when he listened and put his shoes on without me asking him three times.
I wanted to add. I don't have a reward chart, but I give Ethan stars. The only thing that he really loves is TV. If he earns five stars, he gets to watch a show (25 minutes or so). He gets stars for many things, like if he's nice to his brother. If he eats his veggies, if he comes right away without me calling him four times, if he helps me... he can easily earn 10 stars a day and watch a longer movie. It works really well for us.