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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 372237" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Great ideas, Susie!</p><p>I only see one problem ... I wonder if the kids mixed the cereals in some tall, thin Tupperware style container, would the novelty wear off the next day? Would they still eat it? Just wondering.</p><p>WW, maybe you can have a backup plan to make weird Rice Crispie treats or something with-the remaining cereal if the kids change their minds.</p><p> </p><p>I forgot to mention one thing that Susie brought up--definitely, the kids have to clean up their own messes. Having learned the hard way, I can recommend that you not shout "Clean up that mess!" but you say, "difficult child 1, get a sponge, put soap and water on it, and wipe up the spilled milk. difficult child 2, get a towel from the top drawer and dry off anything the difficult child 1 has washed. Then put the towel in the laundry room and the sponge in the sink."</p><p> </p><p>Your instructions have to be explicit. Sometimes I feel like I'm talking to a roomful of idiots at a nuthouse. But eventually, they will say, "Mom, I KNOW how to wipe off the table!" and you'll wonder how they learned ...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p> </p><p>Also, if they react in a bad way to your voice, you can make short lists of chores for each activity and have the kids check them off as they're done. I print out chores from my computer every day. My voice irritates the heck out of my difficult child and those pcs of paper have saved the day on more than 1 occasion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 372237, member: 3419"] Great ideas, Susie! I only see one problem ... I wonder if the kids mixed the cereals in some tall, thin Tupperware style container, would the novelty wear off the next day? Would they still eat it? Just wondering. WW, maybe you can have a backup plan to make weird Rice Crispie treats or something with-the remaining cereal if the kids change their minds. I forgot to mention one thing that Susie brought up--definitely, the kids have to clean up their own messes. Having learned the hard way, I can recommend that you not shout "Clean up that mess!" but you say, "difficult child 1, get a sponge, put soap and water on it, and wipe up the spilled milk. difficult child 2, get a towel from the top drawer and dry off anything the difficult child 1 has washed. Then put the towel in the laundry room and the sponge in the sink." Your instructions have to be explicit. Sometimes I feel like I'm talking to a roomful of idiots at a nuthouse. But eventually, they will say, "Mom, I KNOW how to wipe off the table!" and you'll wonder how they learned ...:winking: Also, if they react in a bad way to your voice, you can make short lists of chores for each activity and have the kids check them off as they're done. I print out chores from my computer every day. My voice irritates the heck out of my difficult child and those pcs of paper have saved the day on more than 1 occasion. [/QUOTE]
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