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RE: Reality check - 10/3/2008 11:14:41 AM
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Leslie_JnJs_mom
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Well at least I have the comfort of knowing some of his moodiness was due to an ear infection. He told me his ear hurt but I thought it was sinus since I get that now and then with a cold. THe other night he asked if I would take him to the doctor because his ear hurt really bad. I said sure and the doctor found a nasty ear infection.
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RE: Reality check - 10/3/2008 5:56:15 PM
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I actually agree with Kat-D~
My son is only 2 1/2 y/o an let me tell you, he is instructed to keep his room tidy. I will also help him if he doesn't understand, but for the most part he does.
He also helps me take out the trash (which he started on his own.) He would ask: Momma need some help?, so I make it a habit to make a small bag of trash that he can carry out.
But there are days my house is not that tidy, but the inital starts with everyone contributes something.
When I was younger my parents stuck me with my older sister (she lost her own bedroom priviledges for being a slob.) sharing my space didn't help, that's how the frog story errupted.
My mother made me clean her side of the room and before I made her bed I filled it with frogs!!!!
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RE: Reality check - 10/9/2008 4:35:15 PM
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The clothes are easy. When he doesn't pick them up after you tell him to, you pick them up, put them in a trash bag somewhere and when he asks about them, tell him you didn't think he wanted them and were going to give them to the Salvation Army.
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RE: Reality check - 10/9/2008 5:39:20 PM
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Oh my I do not think I could throw away that much money. Honestly my son got into all the "in" clothes. He only shops at hollister or aeropostle you know 30 dollar T shirts and 70 sweatshirts. He earns his own money for it so it is not like we spend a ton of money we do not have on his clothes. I grew up poor so I just could not bring myself to throw away that much money.
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RE: Reality check - 10/9/2008 7:06:19 PM
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I didn't say you had to throw them away, just put them in a bag and tell him you thought he didn't want them. I did that with my kids toys, told them that if I had to pick them up, they went into the trash. Only had to do it once. Your son is pretty smart, he knows how far he can push.
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RE: Reality check - 10/9/2008 7:43:01 PM
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Leslie_JnJs_mom
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Ooops I did not see that part. Sorry.
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RE: Reality check - 10/9/2008 7:58:15 PM
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I didn't say you had to throw them away, just put them in a bag and tell him you thought he didn't want them. I did that with my kids toys, told them that if I had to pick them up, they went into the trash. Only had to do it once. Your son is pretty smart, he knows how far he can push.
I never bluff my kids. They would call me on it, and then either my word is no good, or I am out an investment in their clothes.
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RE: Reality check - 10/9/2008 9:23:49 PM
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My kids too.
I was once told by a very wise mother (my grandmother) to NEVER, ever tell your children you will do something, or threaten any punishment that your are not willing to follow through with.
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RE: Reality check - 10/9/2008 11:44:55 PM
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You could confiscate them for a certain amount of time instead...
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RE: Reality check - 10/10/2008 3:50:42 AM
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We were all teenagers once and most of us all went through that rebellious phase. But the thing is, with the way today's media is portraying how today's teenage idols are like, with all the flashy clothes, fancy cars and the crass sexual presentation, understanding today's teenagers is becoming more and more difficult.
And what's really bad is when negative influence is portrayed as a positive one, like how it's cool to be a drug dealer or something like they do in MTV videos, the impressionable tweens easily identify with that and think it's all good.
I don't know. Maybe I'm just ranting...
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RE: Reality check - 10/10/2008 11:12:40 AM
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I am right there with you!!! I hate how the media has tricked out children. If I could go back 3 years ago I would never have put my son in public school. My husband is convinced that he is just growing up and the changes we have seen are from a 13 year old turning into a full teenager but I am not convinced. A year and a half after starting public school he want to listen to rock music. Todays rock is nothing like mine was. He wants all these expencive clothes where the resale shop and wal mart used to be fine. Just the changes I have seen in Jack convince me that my daughter will never go to public school.
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RE: Reality check - 10/13/2008 12:42:37 PM
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Kat_D,
We taught our child to clean her room from the time she was small, and we made her speak respectfully to us all the way through. However, as a teenager my dd became disrespectful and at 17 yo her room became a mess. Now that she's in a dorm room, it should be declared a disaster area. She learned to use the manners she knows automatically and she chose to start practicing that behavior this summer. She worked at the college she attends and got to observe both obnoxious teen behavior and rude, inappropriate behavior by adult. Since these incidents were directed at her and her coworkers, she apparently discovered why her Mom was so insistent on manners. We have made suggestions on how to minimize the mess in her room, and we are in the process of drawing the line over food mess. Since she'll be 21 yo old in 6 months, discipline is a considerable challenge and battle must be chosen very carefully.
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If dd notices something is wrinkled she will iron it, not me. What's funny to me is that ds is much neater then dd, but they've been like that since they were little.
