Example... You child brings home 3 A's on thier report card, so you take them to Sea World.....or.....Your kid brings home 3 F's on thier report card, so you go to Sea World without them.
It doesn't have to be because of grades, it could be anything, behavior, attitude, chores, etc....
I'm running out of good rewards/punishments for my kids, they are 7,9,11 &13.
Thanks for your help.
2006-07-31 09:03:31 · 6 answers · asked by Feeling Froggy 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
My 10yo son and 7yo daughter argue alot. About stupid stuff, of course. So to get the tattle tailing and arguements to stop , when I catch them arguing I make them hold hands for the total number of minutes of their combined ages. So for my kids its 17 minutes of holding hands. Ha Ha. they dont ever argue, or they try to work it out before I get involved. If they stop holding hands, pinch squeeze too hard or yank it starts over again. I've only had to do this once.
2006-07-31 09:31:54 · answer #1 · answered by mina_de_valencia 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Personally, I like to use logical consequences.
If a child brings home bad grades, I think working on study habits and having rules about what he can and can't do before homework is completed makes more sense than going on a family outing without them. "Sorry, but no Gameboy or comptuer time until your homework is done. You need to spend more time studying."
If chores aren't getting done, why not? Are they not getting reminded? Do they have a list posted somewhere to follow or a calendar or something? Are there any incentives for doing chores?
I expect my children to treat me with respect because I try to treat them with respect.
2006-07-31 09:08:31 · answer #2 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say a good reward for kids of your childrens age might be a day out with mom or dad to do something they want to do. Example... your 7 year old does all his or her chores for the week so just you two go for ice cream. Or go to teh arcade. And if your 13 year old helps with their younger siblings and does their chores and doesnt give you any lip, you take that one and maybe a friend to the movies or something.
I dunno. I think the one on one with a parent helps the kids at any age and it can be VERY rewarding. Especially like for me i'm 23 and i look back on those momens with my mom and only hope i can have times like that with my daughter.
Hope i helped.
2006-07-31 09:07:11 · answer #3 · answered by camoprincess32 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One that someone I know used was absolutely perfect. Her daughter was at school and had been sent to the Principal's office for something...on his desk was a grapefruit. She picked up the grapefruit and threw it at the wall...it squished ALL OVER the wall then she stomped on it too. When her mom came to pick her up she had to scrape the squished fruit from the wall and floor into a baggie and her mom told her she could not get up from the dining room table until she had eaten every last bite of it and then sent her to bed. GREAT natural consequence...she hasn't thrown anything since then.
2006-07-31 09:14:29 · answer #4 · answered by totspotathome 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best punishment was when my daughter swore at me. I made her clean the toilet with a toothbrush. Then, I made her do it again for good measure. It was an old toothbrush, but I told her next time she was a 'potty-mouth' the toothbrush would be used to brush her teeth. She never swore at me again.
2006-07-31 09:07:06 · answer #5 · answered by The Y!ABut 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I reward my son with something within reason with something he wants to do or wants. And when he does something wrong i take away his computer or video games. Or if he wanted to go somewhere special I take it away. Works great for me!!!
GL
2006-07-31 09:08:36 · answer #6 · answered by cenaldora 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋