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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 426045" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Star's advice should be implemented IMMEDIATELY. She is excellent at getting to the heart of the reason and finding a way to make it work for YOU and not the difficult child. I advise getting something like MadLibs for the family to do while you are watching her have her time out. difficult child can NOT participate even in the laughter, but the rest of you can. It iwll be a lot of fun and will drive home the point that much faster. You may want to use describing word for adjective, that type of thing if your kids are not aware of the actual parts of speech. this is how my kids learned them. We started playing MadLibs when Wiz was 3 (he could read chapter books by his 4th birthday - not nearly as fun as that sounds by the way) and the other kids grew up with them so by an early age all could participate.</p><p></p><p>It may seem "mean" to not include difficult child in the family fun, but it is a direct consequence to her action. Giving her hte attention she craves in a way that is NOT fun is going to be a key to getting her to change. It won't be quick and the first few weeks you may spend a LOT of time as a family watching her in the corner. It is why I suggested MadLibs. Also get the kids to tell you their fave jokes, etc...</p><p></p><p>A fun thing for her gallery wall is to paint some frames on the wall. you can use masking tape to outline the frame area (make it big enough that most of her pictures/papers will fit inside iwth some room to spare) and then use those paints in the craft section of walmart that are about $1 each. Paint the inside of the frame a color that will set off the artwork, and then the frame in brown like wood, or silver or gold. It is a cheap way to give her "frames" and she can change the pics in them as often as she wants. Also think about giving her a set box and any artwork she wants to keep must either be in that box or hanging onthe wall inside one of her frames. It can even be called her "art museum" or art gallery. But if the frames and box are full then she has to get rid of something to put something new in there. You could even as at the pizza place for a clean, empty box for this use. the medication or large size are often a good size for this - big enough to not fold things but not so big that it takes up a ton of storage space.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 426045, member: 1233"] Star's advice should be implemented IMMEDIATELY. She is excellent at getting to the heart of the reason and finding a way to make it work for YOU and not the difficult child. I advise getting something like MadLibs for the family to do while you are watching her have her time out. difficult child can NOT participate even in the laughter, but the rest of you can. It iwll be a lot of fun and will drive home the point that much faster. You may want to use describing word for adjective, that type of thing if your kids are not aware of the actual parts of speech. this is how my kids learned them. We started playing MadLibs when Wiz was 3 (he could read chapter books by his 4th birthday - not nearly as fun as that sounds by the way) and the other kids grew up with them so by an early age all could participate. It may seem "mean" to not include difficult child in the family fun, but it is a direct consequence to her action. Giving her hte attention she craves in a way that is NOT fun is going to be a key to getting her to change. It won't be quick and the first few weeks you may spend a LOT of time as a family watching her in the corner. It is why I suggested MadLibs. Also get the kids to tell you their fave jokes, etc... A fun thing for her gallery wall is to paint some frames on the wall. you can use masking tape to outline the frame area (make it big enough that most of her pictures/papers will fit inside iwth some room to spare) and then use those paints in the craft section of walmart that are about $1 each. Paint the inside of the frame a color that will set off the artwork, and then the frame in brown like wood, or silver or gold. It is a cheap way to give her "frames" and she can change the pics in them as often as she wants. Also think about giving her a set box and any artwork she wants to keep must either be in that box or hanging onthe wall inside one of her frames. It can even be called her "art museum" or art gallery. But if the frames and box are full then she has to get rid of something to put something new in there. You could even as at the pizza place for a clean, empty box for this use. the medication or large size are often a good size for this - big enough to not fold things but not so big that it takes up a ton of storage space. [/QUOTE]
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