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GSDolch · 07-29-2010, 10:33 AM

It helps when they have something they really want to do. My oldest is in band now. She is in 8th grade but got an invite to join the highschool marching band (pretty big thing). She has to pull her weight around here or no band. End of it. When she was younger I told her to clean her room or I was going to throw her toys out. She didnt clean her room, so when she got home from school I had gone through everything, gave away 4 garbage bags full of toys and put the rest in my closet until she earned them back.

Right now im having trouble with my oldest son, he will be 10 in Oct. and he fights me tooth and nail on his chores. Even the babies (2 and 1) dont fight me as much as he does.

I think some of it to is saying "its going to be this way" and then sticking to it.

07-29-2010, 10:33 AM	#41 (permalink)
GSDolch Crowned Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Loudon, TN Posts: 4,861	It helps when they have something they really want to do. My oldest is in band now. She is in 8th grade but got an invite to join the highschool marching band (pretty big thing). She has to pull her weight around here or no band. End of it. When she was younger I told her to clean her room or I was going to throw her toys out. She didnt clean her room, so when she got home from school I had gone through everything, gave away 4 garbage bags full of toys and put the rest in my closet until she earned them back. Right now im having trouble with my oldest son, he will be 10 in Oct. and he fights me tooth and nail on his chores. Even the babies (2 and 1) dont fight me as much as he does. I think some of it to is saying "its going to be this way" and then sticking to it. __________________ We are defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy.