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<blockquote data-quote="ducky8888" data-source="post: 602138" data-attributes="member: 15714"><p>Liahona:</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the tips. I am going to be spending the weekend building some locking cupboards. I completely agree with the comment about being on the same page. I have been asking my girlfriend to make some time for us to sit down ant write down a list of house rules and expectations. Funny part is that yesterday difficult child came back from his IEP with a "contract" where he can earn an IPOD if he can behave for 32 days out of the next 2 months. My suggestion to my girlfriend is that we come up with a behavior chart for all of the kids, because she says she forgets about bad behavior, or we dont communicate so she doesnt know when difficult child says something rude to me, etc. The hard part with be deciding on what the proper punishment will be for each infraction. When he stole my games and went to a sleep over, I would have dragged his butt home and sent him to his room for the next day or 2. She went to get games, left him there, and said he would have consequences the next day, which included taking all the kids to the pool and him "finding" $1 on the street and getting to buy an ice cream. We also need to agree on what constitutes a "treat" or reward. To me, being able to wach a movie is a reward. Getting to go to mcdonalds is a reward. I believe if a child desires something, giving it to them is a treat. especially if it is sweets. Gettign to an agreement on these things is going to be tough</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ducky8888, post: 602138, member: 15714"] Liahona: Thanks for the tips. I am going to be spending the weekend building some locking cupboards. I completely agree with the comment about being on the same page. I have been asking my girlfriend to make some time for us to sit down ant write down a list of house rules and expectations. Funny part is that yesterday difficult child came back from his IEP with a "contract" where he can earn an IPOD if he can behave for 32 days out of the next 2 months. My suggestion to my girlfriend is that we come up with a behavior chart for all of the kids, because she says she forgets about bad behavior, or we dont communicate so she doesnt know when difficult child says something rude to me, etc. The hard part with be deciding on what the proper punishment will be for each infraction. When he stole my games and went to a sleep over, I would have dragged his butt home and sent him to his room for the next day or 2. She went to get games, left him there, and said he would have consequences the next day, which included taking all the kids to the pool and him "finding" $1 on the street and getting to buy an ice cream. We also need to agree on what constitutes a "treat" or reward. To me, being able to wach a movie is a reward. Getting to go to mcdonalds is a reward. I believe if a child desires something, giving it to them is a treat. especially if it is sweets. Gettign to an agreement on these things is going to be tough [/QUOTE]
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