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<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 385490" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>I'm getting to be a big fan of natural consequences. Particularly when they involve dawdling, I let the clock be the bad guy. When we get ready to go somewhere, I give both kids a 5 minute and 2 minute warning. If they aren't out the door on time, there's likely something goinig to be missed. A snack on the way to lessons. Breakfast on Thursday mornings's (that's donut day, we get donuts on the way to school - this morning, cgfg came out of her room 8 minutes before she had to be at school...she got stuck with a stale muffin from the microwarve that she didn't like. - sorry) </p><p> </p><p>I guess I'd ask her what help she thinks she needs and help her devise something useful. A checklist, maybe a whiteboard that hangs on the wall, or a bulletin board. And give a reminder or two. She's young, so I guess I'd be a little more inclined to offer some reminders, but they'd trail off in the near future. (hard for me to think about kids that age...Wee is 8, and every bit of 5 or 6, at the very best).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 385490, member: 1848"] I'm getting to be a big fan of natural consequences. Particularly when they involve dawdling, I let the clock be the bad guy. When we get ready to go somewhere, I give both kids a 5 minute and 2 minute warning. If they aren't out the door on time, there's likely something goinig to be missed. A snack on the way to lessons. Breakfast on Thursday mornings's (that's donut day, we get donuts on the way to school - this morning, cgfg came out of her room 8 minutes before she had to be at school...she got stuck with a stale muffin from the microwarve that she didn't like. - sorry) I guess I'd ask her what help she thinks she needs and help her devise something useful. A checklist, maybe a whiteboard that hangs on the wall, or a bulletin board. And give a reminder or two. She's young, so I guess I'd be a little more inclined to offer some reminders, but they'd trail off in the near future. (hard for me to think about kids that age...Wee is 8, and every bit of 5 or 6, at the very best). [/QUOTE]
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