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<blockquote data-quote="sunxstone" data-source="post: 351245" data-attributes="member: 8297"><p>Andy - thank you for the idea of 'bankers hours'. I know that's going to help a *lot*! That's part of what we are working on now, is what can he spend the credits on and when. We want to spend more time outside the house, get difficult child off the easy child and out from in front of the tv, so putting a limit on his 'electric fun'. Still just working all that out. An hour easy child time a day, an hour on the wii or playstation (we play with him), for a total of 2 hours electric fun time max per day? That seems like a lot.. I like 1 hour, and he can decide on one or the other. easy child time or Wii time? Make them cost the same. </p><p></p><p>Where I'm getting stuck is - we want to get out of the house more. If we tell difficult child "you have two hours max of electric fun time" - he's gonna want that two hours. Every day. Without fail. But what if we want to go ride bikes or hiking, or just go out and walk the dogs, or go shopping? There may not be two hours free every day. And that's where I'm sensing the tantrum will come in. "You have two hours max on days where that time is available" won't fly with him, I know. He will *expect* it to be available. Charge him double for an extra hour? I don't knooooow. This is where I'm making myself crazy! What we want to do vs what he wants to do adds up to not enough time and lots of tantrum. 10 hours of electric fun time per week (not counting weekends) sounds like a lot, right? I don't want to save them all up for the weekend either. Unless we do early mornings weekends. Argh! I don't know! Early mornings might work. difficult child is an early early riser. 2 hours a day per day on the weekend, one hour a day during the week? That's what I keep coming back around to. </p><p></p><p>Thanks for the heads up on the credits vs cash - I hadn't thought that through, and that makes sense. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>You guys are *really* helping me with this, I appreciate it!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sunxstone, post: 351245, member: 8297"] Andy - thank you for the idea of 'bankers hours'. I know that's going to help a *lot*! That's part of what we are working on now, is what can he spend the credits on and when. We want to spend more time outside the house, get difficult child off the easy child and out from in front of the tv, so putting a limit on his 'electric fun'. Still just working all that out. An hour easy child time a day, an hour on the wii or playstation (we play with him), for a total of 2 hours electric fun time max per day? That seems like a lot.. I like 1 hour, and he can decide on one or the other. easy child time or Wii time? Make them cost the same. Where I'm getting stuck is - we want to get out of the house more. If we tell difficult child "you have two hours max of electric fun time" - he's gonna want that two hours. Every day. Without fail. But what if we want to go ride bikes or hiking, or just go out and walk the dogs, or go shopping? There may not be two hours free every day. And that's where I'm sensing the tantrum will come in. "You have two hours max on days where that time is available" won't fly with him, I know. He will *expect* it to be available. Charge him double for an extra hour? I don't knooooow. This is where I'm making myself crazy! What we want to do vs what he wants to do adds up to not enough time and lots of tantrum. 10 hours of electric fun time per week (not counting weekends) sounds like a lot, right? I don't want to save them all up for the weekend either. Unless we do early mornings weekends. Argh! I don't know! Early mornings might work. difficult child is an early early riser. 2 hours a day per day on the weekend, one hour a day during the week? That's what I keep coming back around to. Thanks for the heads up on the credits vs cash - I hadn't thought that through, and that makes sense. :) You guys are *really* helping me with this, I appreciate it!! [/QUOTE]
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