Bribery: Child
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Simple Bribery
Asked by K.H. from Lynchburg
on January 22, 2011
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My almost 5 year old son was in the hospital last month. We thought he may have had appendicitis. Come to find out he has colon problems. Last year I had taken him ...
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- I think bribery is the best parenting technique ever. Go for it. And you can moderate it as needed so you won't create a monster. For anyone who decries this tec...
- when dealing with medical issues, I say "whatever works best for you & your family". The End! Whoooops, one more thought: after he becomes adept at trying n...
- You've got to do what you've got to do! Try not upping the ante all the way to a dollar, though, when $.50 just is no longer enough!
6-Year Old Is a Picky Eater!!!!
Asked by L.K. from San Francisco
on March 3, 2012
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I'm very frustrated with my 6 year old son who ONLY wants to eat junk. It drives me nuts. He has such a limited menu of food that he will eat. It is very frustrating. ...
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- I have a child like that and another who will try almost anything. At 8, he is finally starting to willing to try new things once in a while, but it is still hit and ...
- All I have to say is the parents who do not have a child like this do not understand and are not helpful in saying you have made your child this way. That only serves ...
- I'll keep this short since several have already replied - one thing that has helped us over time is requiring one bite of any food our son / daughter is reluctant to e...
I Have Had It with My 5 Year Old!!
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on September 4, 2010
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If you guys read my post regarding my defiant 5 year old, then you know all about the tip of the iceberg.
The straw that broke the camels back: she just intentiona...
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- I have 6 and 5 yr old girls and I was just crying last week to my mom about the same thing. I love my children but sometimes I just dont like them. My girls also are n...
- Hi youve had a lot of helpfull advice but would still like to offer my 2 cents:) look into Love and Logic ( foster cline) see if you can get books by him from the li...
- Hi, Not many suggestions but I have to hope that this is an age thing because my 5 year old girl is absolutely beastly as well. She figures out what buttons to push fo...
Moody 5 Year Old
Asked by M.D. from Saginaw
on October 28, 2008
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Around the time my daughter started school, her moods have changed. She went through the normal naughty and testy phases that all kids go through when she was little b...
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- Hi M. I so know what you mean! The same thing with my daughter 5, who started school this fall. I agree it's because of peers examples, and none of the stories about ...
- M., I really have to say that I agree wholeheartedly with everthing Beth said! I have 5 boys and my 7 year old (first grader) has been like this also from the b...
- I m having the same prob with my 7 year old also! interested to see what others have to say ;)
Food as Rewards
Asked by J.G. from Oklahoma City
on December 16, 2010
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I just read this on another site http://www.circleofmoms.com/debating-mums/Food-used-as-positive-reinforcement-609569 and I thought it would be an interesting topic - ...
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- I used candy treats for going potty to get started and give some incentive but that's about it. They just slowly weaned themselves off in time. C.
- Hi- I hate using food as rewards. I try to teach the kids I'm working with food is for our bodies. I much prefer using quailty time a rewards. Playing games, ...
- It's probably not a good idea, unless it's only done occasionally.
Ideas to Get My 6 Year Old to Eat
Asked by L.P. from Sacramento
on January 6, 2008
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My 6 year old has a very limited diet. My new years resolution is that he will eat what my husband and I eat at dinner. My only idea is to say if you don't eat dinne...
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- Hi L., my 4 year old is going through this. We make him sit down to eat with us every night for dinner. If he chooses not to eat what we eat he doesn't get dinner an...
- Definitely don't bride with dessert. I would suggest talking to your childs pediatrician, but mine has told me all along not to offer anything special for her. Don't...
- We try to do the same thing for our 12 year old and our 5 year old. I tell them they have to a least try each food item we have at dinner each night. They say it tak...
Dare I Say It? Are We Parenting by Bribery?!
Asked by A.B. from Seattle
on January 10, 2011
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Some food for thought. It just dawned on me this morning as I was browsing today’s “questions” email that the amount of questions/answers I see that come through...
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- I am so with you on this. Being 45, and raised in another era, I managed to make it through childhood into successful adulthood without rewards. The rewards were i...
- I think you are completely right. We do not do rewards. Conversely we do not do punishment or time outs. DS learned to use the toilet because it was time to, eat becau...
- That's a great observation, and I have to agree with you. My son is still pretty young to be using any sort of "reward system" but I certainly don't plan on implement...
Bribery and When to Use Training Pants
Asked by J.O. from Corvallis
on May 25, 2010
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Hello Mamas!
I have a 2.5+ yo daughter who we have been trying to potty train for about two months now. sometimes she sits on the potty sometimes she doesn't. We ...
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- I have potty trained all of my three oldest kids using rewards, or bribery as some call it. It is really rewarding the behavior you want out of them. I didn't train an...
- There's nothing wrong with bribery for potty training. Just do it and don't worry about it. Use potty training pants until she is fully trained. Then go shopping...
- We started with candy for food bribes, but it ended up being A LOT of candy through out the day and it didn't work so well. We have a boy so I went out and bought a bu...
Allowance for a 6-Year Old
Asked by K.T. from Sacramento
on June 4, 2009
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Hi there,
My daughter is 6-years old and has just completed kindergarten. She's in a place where she "wants" a lot of things whenever we go out and I've begun to tal...
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- Hi K., The marble idea is great. I did that but with actual coins. At the beginning of the week I put the coins in the jar um for 6 I would use dimes or quarters. ...
- We also give $5 a week, when earned. We sat down with our son and developed a list of reasonable chores for him to complete. Eventually we won't tie in the allowance t...
- Hi K., I'm ALL about positive reinforcement (R+) for good behavior - I am a positive reinforcement trainer. I use a version of TAGteach (see www.TAGteach.com) wit...
Convincing 5 Year Old to Wipe Own Bum
Asked by K.J. from Boston
on June 30, 2008
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Ok here is sort of a personal question but I need to ask. My 5 year old is going to kindergarten in the fall and up until now we've wiped her bum after she has pooped...
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- My son just turned 5 and just started wiping himself because I just refused to continue doing it for him. I just let him sit there, and he'd yell and cry for me to do ...
- my five year old loves the moist wipes. although i wish she would use fewer of them. As long as you bath her daily just refuse to do it for her... she must stay there ...
- Nothing is too personal between mothers. I think it is great we all talk openly about pooping. In response to your question, I can remember dealing with this. I tol...
