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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 517087" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>I used to have the same problem with DD1 ALL the time - not just on weekends. I call it extreme boredom, because if it gets a good hold of her, there is nothing I can come up with that will entertain her for more than a few minutes.</p><p></p><p>I keep a whole arsenal of crafts available for her. She has a written list which she made in therapy of the things she likes to do. When she gets into boredom mode, these are not fun either, so having the list written out by her comes in handy. AND I repeatedly tell her that it's not my responsibility to entertain her. If she dares to ask me for something to do these days, the only options I give her are chores. She doesn't like my ideas? She can come up with her own, but if I have to hear her moan and groan and whine, I will start taking away privileges. This is working out pretty well for us.</p><p></p><p>As a matter of fact, she had a party to go to today, and was having a difficult time waiting. I let her know that if I had to hear her whine about waiting, she wouldn't go to the party at all. Yup. That did the trick.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 517087, member: 11965"] I used to have the same problem with DD1 ALL the time - not just on weekends. I call it extreme boredom, because if it gets a good hold of her, there is nothing I can come up with that will entertain her for more than a few minutes. I keep a whole arsenal of crafts available for her. She has a written list which she made in therapy of the things she likes to do. When she gets into boredom mode, these are not fun either, so having the list written out by her comes in handy. AND I repeatedly tell her that it's not my responsibility to entertain her. If she dares to ask me for something to do these days, the only options I give her are chores. She doesn't like my ideas? She can come up with her own, but if I have to hear her moan and groan and whine, I will start taking away privileges. This is working out pretty well for us. As a matter of fact, she had a party to go to today, and was having a difficult time waiting. I let her know that if I had to hear her whine about waiting, she wouldn't go to the party at all. Yup. That did the trick. [/QUOTE]
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