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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 402921" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I had very similar issues in my house with the boys complaining about what was fair and what was not. Whine whine whine. </p><p></p><p>I hated it when people suggested tokens or anything like that because it was hell to even try to set up with 3 kids. Even if I took Billy out of the whole equation because he was seldom involved in any of this craziness and just tried to put Jamie and Cory on the charts or economies, it became a madhouse. </p><p></p><p>I could make huge posters of what the rules were, who earned what point, privilege or whatever, what consequence was...and it never failed that one or the other would argue it anyway. If I gave tokens...they stole them from each other. If I gave each of them a different colored token or chip...they would just steal them and throw them away! If I kept a running tally in a book so they couldnt get to them...omg...I was frustrated and then they would argue about why it wasnt fair and I was playing favorites and Daddy didnt remember to tell me..blah blah blah. </p><p></p><p>Then we had the problems when Jamie actually became a teen and we could let him loose to do more on his own because he wasnt doing horrible things, then Cory was ticked off because we wouldnt let him do the same things. Well we couldnt because every time we let him out of our sight for 2.2 seconds he brought the law to our door! So Cory was tied to our hips. I think we cut the apron strings with him when ... well, where are those scissors and I will go cut them now! I swear if he is out of our sight he will not behave! </p><p></p><p>Problem now is that Cory hated to be tied all his teen years but now he doesnt want them cut! LOL</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 402921, member: 1514"] I had very similar issues in my house with the boys complaining about what was fair and what was not. Whine whine whine. I hated it when people suggested tokens or anything like that because it was hell to even try to set up with 3 kids. Even if I took Billy out of the whole equation because he was seldom involved in any of this craziness and just tried to put Jamie and Cory on the charts or economies, it became a madhouse. I could make huge posters of what the rules were, who earned what point, privilege or whatever, what consequence was...and it never failed that one or the other would argue it anyway. If I gave tokens...they stole them from each other. If I gave each of them a different colored token or chip...they would just steal them and throw them away! If I kept a running tally in a book so they couldnt get to them...omg...I was frustrated and then they would argue about why it wasnt fair and I was playing favorites and Daddy didnt remember to tell me..blah blah blah. Then we had the problems when Jamie actually became a teen and we could let him loose to do more on his own because he wasnt doing horrible things, then Cory was ticked off because we wouldnt let him do the same things. Well we couldnt because every time we let him out of our sight for 2.2 seconds he brought the law to our door! So Cory was tied to our hips. I think we cut the apron strings with him when ... well, where are those scissors and I will go cut them now! I swear if he is out of our sight he will not behave! Problem now is that Cory hated to be tied all his teen years but now he doesnt want them cut! LOL [/QUOTE]
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