Monday August 2nd 2010
Monday, August 2nd, 2010Today’s Activity:
Make up silly rules.
Note:
Some ideas are “No Smiling”, “Having fun isn’t allowed”, “Don’t you dare eat your peas!”…it’s amazing how well blatant revers psychology can work on little ones.
Evaluate:
Tonight I had superbly whinny kids so I resolved the problem by congratulating them on being so sad. I would say, “Wow, Elese that crying is so good!” then she would laugh and I would say, “Hey stop it! No smiling! Stop smiling it’s against the rules.” Of course I had a very dramatic frown on my face when I said this. Max would just laugh and try to use his hands to turn my frown into a smile. Then when I told them to get into their PJ’s which normally causes them to whine I said, “Go get in your pajamas and I better hear crying when you do it.” Max took it to heart and mustered up his very best fake cry. I congratulated him on his good work while Elese laughed and laughed. This laughter of course earned her a threat of going into time out for being happy. This little game sure did cheer up my grumpy kids so I highly suggest it.
