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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 108361" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>I like the quarter jar I read about in another post. Sometimes it helps when there is a visual and immediate reminder.</p><p></p><p>I know my daughter is really bad in the mornings and even worse when she is PMSing. I've just learned to stay away from her for the first hour or so. When she was your son's age, she got herself ready for school. When it was time to go, we left in whatever state of dress or undress she was in. A couple of times in jeans and jammie top was enough to get her moving. I didn't nag. Heck, I just hid in my room giving 5, 10 and 15 minute warnings until time to go. It really did save a lot of battles.</p><p></p><p>If school was out, I'd just find something to do away from her for the first hour. After that hour, she was a lot nicer to be around -- could still be mouthy but not half as bad.</p><p></p><p>I also found that choices helped a lot -- do you want to eat breakfast or take a shower first? I rarely told her specifically what to do. She would simply be given a time frame that things needed to be done (homework started by 4:00 pm, complete by 7:00; chores done by 6:00 pm). I did not nag or say anything if things weren't being accomplished. However, once the cutoff time occurred and it wasn't accomplished, the tv, computer, stereo, etc. would be turned off. Truly saved a lot of arguments. (Of course, she did find other things to argue about.)</p><p></p><p>Is there any way you can cut down on the morning interaction until he has woken up enough to be human?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 108361, member: 3626"] I like the quarter jar I read about in another post. Sometimes it helps when there is a visual and immediate reminder. I know my daughter is really bad in the mornings and even worse when she is PMSing. I've just learned to stay away from her for the first hour or so. When she was your son's age, she got herself ready for school. When it was time to go, we left in whatever state of dress or undress she was in. A couple of times in jeans and jammie top was enough to get her moving. I didn't nag. Heck, I just hid in my room giving 5, 10 and 15 minute warnings until time to go. It really did save a lot of battles. If school was out, I'd just find something to do away from her for the first hour. After that hour, she was a lot nicer to be around -- could still be mouthy but not half as bad. I also found that choices helped a lot -- do you want to eat breakfast or take a shower first? I rarely told her specifically what to do. She would simply be given a time frame that things needed to be done (homework started by 4:00 pm, complete by 7:00; chores done by 6:00 pm). I did not nag or say anything if things weren't being accomplished. However, once the cutoff time occurred and it wasn't accomplished, the tv, computer, stereo, etc. would be turned off. Truly saved a lot of arguments. (Of course, she did find other things to argue about.) Is there any way you can cut down on the morning interaction until he has woken up enough to be human? [/QUOTE]
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