Frank got himself in a bunge this morning and found himself on his bunk. After he calmed down, he declared "I’m not coming out until you let me play chess or play a video game!" I explained that we were blessing our home (with FLYLady’s Weekly Home Blessing Hour) and we were taking out the trash, dusting, vacuuming, and making beds. Then, I left him on the bed.
A few minutes went by and he hollered out “one more thing… I will come out if you let me watch a video.” “Nope!”
A few more minutes and he said he would come out if he could “wash the doors”. Now we’re talking! Doing a chore to get out of time-out? That’s what I’m talking about! The longer I left him there, the more he came around. It actually only took about ten minutes total. Back to our Home Blessing Hour…
My sister never would of thought of this. And my nephew never would bargain to get out of time-out with a chore, either. Not when he was young and certainly not now at age 14. God forbid!
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