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<blockquote data-quote="nvts" data-source="post: 108011" data-attributes="member: 3814"><p>Hi Pamela! A polite suggestion? (don't want to overstep!)</p><p></p><p>What would have happened (only you know your lil' buddy! :wink: )</p><p>if you tried:</p><p></p><p>"Well, you know you have to practice your trumpet which would make me happy. But I know that you want to see the lights (keep in mind, lights are only around for a month or so) and that would make you happy."</p><p></p><p>"In order to make us BOTH happy, what do you say to a quick spin with their family, say 15 mins or so, and they can drop you off?"</p><p>Now technically, you could be willing to go as far as 1/2 hour, but he doesn't have to know that up front. That gives you wiggle room in the negotiation department! (I swear, Moms of difficult child's should be handling strike negotiations, we see it all coming a mile away!!!).</p><p></p><p> :rofl:</p><p></p><p>I know it's a sort of Basket B scenario, but it may have made your evening bearable (again, only you know your difficult child!).</p><p></p><p>Just a humble thought! We resorted to giving difficult child 1 a "silent checklist" on the bus to keep the last 2 weeks before Master S. Clause shows up. Silent in that nobody knows what records he's keeping on the other kids, and checklist as in he's noting what the other kids are doing wrong. Since no one knows he's doing it, nobodys feelings are hurt and he feels somewhat empowered. He's also so busy minding everyone else's business that he doesn't have time to act up himself! Desperation - ah what a feeling!</p><p></p><p>Beth</p><p></p><p> :santa:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nvts, post: 108011, member: 3814"] Hi Pamela! A polite suggestion? (don't want to overstep!) What would have happened (only you know your lil' buddy! [img]:wink:[/img] ) if you tried: "Well, you know you have to practice your trumpet which would make me happy. But I know that you want to see the lights (keep in mind, lights are only around for a month or so) and that would make you happy." "In order to make us BOTH happy, what do you say to a quick spin with their family, say 15 mins or so, and they can drop you off?" Now technically, you could be willing to go as far as 1/2 hour, but he doesn't have to know that up front. That gives you wiggle room in the negotiation department! (I swear, Moms of difficult child's should be handling strike negotiations, we see it all coming a mile away!!!). [img]:rofl:[/img] I know it's a sort of Basket B scenario, but it may have made your evening bearable (again, only you know your difficult child!). Just a humble thought! We resorted to giving difficult child 1 a "silent checklist" on the bus to keep the last 2 weeks before Master S. Clause shows up. Silent in that nobody knows what records he's keeping on the other kids, and checklist as in he's noting what the other kids are doing wrong. Since no one knows he's doing it, nobodys feelings are hurt and he feels somewhat empowered. He's also so busy minding everyone else's business that he doesn't have time to act up himself! Desperation - ah what a feeling! Beth [img]:santa:[/img] [/QUOTE]
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