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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 619122" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>Oh, and lets add an other layer to this, even though I do think we have a handle on that one. His sister, who is three years older than him. Things we were asked to focus with her (other than helping to provide respite to their mom and to them respite from sibling with serious special needs) was her tendency to mommy her brother (and also other siblings) and take too much adult responsibilities. </p><p></p><p>When her brother does have accidents she tries to take care of matters. But her being eight even though she tries to be helpful, she can be inpatient and thoughtless with his feelings and even be mean to him over these potty accidents. With her we are working with the idea that when they are at our house me and husband are adults in charge and responsible for them and she is to come and tell to us, if she notices a problem and not try to handle it herself.</p><p></p><p>Till now we have had some serious talks about it with her and rewarded her when she does come to report a problem. Her mom tells that she tends to do well with reward charts though currently she doesn't have one at home and I'm trying to think if we could work one out for her time with us. Of course their weekends with us are rather short, so to ever get anything out of it it should probably be more comprehensive chart. I have been playing with an idea of her collecting plastic pearls with her positive behaviours to glass jar over weekend (like my kids tended to collect candies) and then ending the weekend with making a bracelet or something like that from them with her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 619122, member: 14557"] Oh, and lets add an other layer to this, even though I do think we have a handle on that one. His sister, who is three years older than him. Things we were asked to focus with her (other than helping to provide respite to their mom and to them respite from sibling with serious special needs) was her tendency to mommy her brother (and also other siblings) and take too much adult responsibilities. When her brother does have accidents she tries to take care of matters. But her being eight even though she tries to be helpful, she can be inpatient and thoughtless with his feelings and even be mean to him over these potty accidents. With her we are working with the idea that when they are at our house me and husband are adults in charge and responsible for them and she is to come and tell to us, if she notices a problem and not try to handle it herself. Till now we have had some serious talks about it with her and rewarded her when she does come to report a problem. Her mom tells that she tends to do well with reward charts though currently she doesn't have one at home and I'm trying to think if we could work one out for her time with us. Of course their weekends with us are rather short, so to ever get anything out of it it should probably be more comprehensive chart. I have been playing with an idea of her collecting plastic pearls with her positive behaviours to glass jar over weekend (like my kids tended to collect candies) and then ending the weekend with making a bracelet or something like that from them with her. [/QUOTE]
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