So today, instead of coming home and rushing outside to play with her best friend (as per consequence), my daughter decided that if she were to have all this TIME on her hands, she would need to make a list of what to do. My heart beamed. My daughter was making a LIST – oh glorious and wondrous thing! Today’s list, which I presumed would consist of everything fun we hadn’t forbidden her to do, actually consisted of the following:
4) Do some chores
3) Help with kitchen (it was a wreck by the way)
2) Do homework
1) Do 20 minutes of piano (she only got 10 done this morning)
0) Do list (a girl after my own heart, she actually wrote this down last and checked it off since it was something she had completed)
(she put her list beside my agenda - love it!)
So she completed everything on her list, including making my kitchen sparkle, did her school fundraising, went to gymnastics and had plenty of time to read and go to bed without any complaints (and on time!) I’m thrilled. However, her actions and attitude make me want to punish her more often… she is so happy doing her “list”!
So she completed everything on her list, including making my kitchen sparkle, did her school fundraising, went to gymnastics and had plenty of time to read and go to bed without any complaints (and on time!) I’m thrilled. However, her actions and attitude make me want to punish her more often… she is so happy doing her “list”!
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hahaha! She's amazing! Just a miniature Mrs. R!
J is a gem. truly! She was super cute tonight too! We were sold!
Mr. Man wants me to comment that the point behind the "natural consequence" was that since she obviously wants to be with her family more, now she has to be.
A girl after my own heart, as well. I absolutely love to write lists! I even has lists that refer to other lists, i.e., I will have an overall "to do" list which will then refer to a separate "grocery" list. A bit neurotic, I know. I am happy to learn that I am not the only one who adds items already accomplished to the list in order to cross it off. LOL!
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Hope that you are doing well!
That's priceless.
Do List.
Just to check it off. I'm so stealing that idea so that I can feel like I got SOMETHING done in the day! :)
(And Chris, I also make lists that are encompassing of other lists- groceries or whatnot)
That's cute that she wants a list like her mom! We've had to do the same thing with our little Saydria...taking away best friend time, it works the best for us. She could care less if I tell her to clean-"Ok, mom, no big deal...and 15 minutes later her room is spotless." It's the best friend that holds all this amazing power!! It's really bad when the BF calls and Saydria has to tell her that she can't play because she's acted inappropriately. It's horrible for her. Love it.
Too cute...I love that she layed it next to your schedule :)
Your mothermorphisis post was beautiful- the idea of watching the caterpillar change into a butterfly is great.
I was really touched by how you described how we turn into mothers.
The only way I can motivate my kids is with lists. There is such power in crossing things off.
I am hoping to someday feel the pride you felt at seeing them actually make their own list:)
It is always amazing to me what I may find they have talked the sitter into while I am gone:)
The list making reminds me of my granddaughter, Gracie. She loves to make lists and charts and organize things. In fact, she reminds me of your Mr. Man... sees organization and math in everything and loves it. She's been doing multiplication and square roots since kindergarten. That must be genetic!
What an amazing young lady. Very impressed by all that she was able to do.
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