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Mom, what time is it?
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<blockquote data-quote="isis" data-source="post: 565049" data-attributes="member: 15590"><p>I totally agree with you, punishment would be horrible and the reward that works the best is his own feeling of success when he gets it (i.e. can find a branch and help). In our house we for awhile had 'child time' and 'adult time' as all 3 of my kids were stuck on the explicit exact time and I tried to explain that adult time was rounded off because that's how we see it. They all thought that was hilarious that adults always get the time wrong because they round off. But some kids are of course way less flexible thinkers than others. I think what you are doing is what will teach him flexibility in thinking, i.e. patiently parenting in the way that you are, it is just a slow painful process. Maybe after 10 times of family clean up time and showing him painstakingly which branch to pick up, he will on the 11th or 100th time do it himself. I think NOT punishing him or shaming him in any way so that he is continues to be free to try without fear will help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="isis, post: 565049, member: 15590"] I totally agree with you, punishment would be horrible and the reward that works the best is his own feeling of success when he gets it (i.e. can find a branch and help). In our house we for awhile had 'child time' and 'adult time' as all 3 of my kids were stuck on the explicit exact time and I tried to explain that adult time was rounded off because that's how we see it. They all thought that was hilarious that adults always get the time wrong because they round off. But some kids are of course way less flexible thinkers than others. I think what you are doing is what will teach him flexibility in thinking, i.e. patiently parenting in the way that you are, it is just a slow painful process. Maybe after 10 times of family clean up time and showing him painstakingly which branch to pick up, he will on the 11th or 100th time do it himself. I think NOT punishing him or shaming him in any way so that he is continues to be free to try without fear will help. [/QUOTE]
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