An excerpt from, "Why You Should Listen To Your Mom", by Annabelle Cheever, age 9:
"You should listen to you mom, because when she tells you something, she probably has a pretty good reason, and also if you don't you will get punished."
My favorite form of behavior management for my two "big kids" is to have them write something related to the offense, whether it's a letter of apology to someone for hurting their feelings, or a paragraph explaining why a particular behavior is unacceptable. I feel like it forces them to think about what they did, and also has the side benefit of making them work on their writing. Plus, they don't like to do it, so it discourages repeat offenses.
Theo has his own opinion of this practice:
"Why do you always make us write punishment papers?! Why can't you just YELL like a normal parent?!"
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- Jenney
- I'm a homeschooling Mom, artist and writer. I spend my days living and learning and with my 3 delightfully creative children, who are a source of constant inspiration. To see some other stuff I've written about topics such as parenting, homeschooling, pregnancy, midwifery, etc etc... check out my articles on Life123.com