2006-11-22 21:40:30 · 23 answers · asked by mizzmom 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
wait to bed time and tell him by putting away his toys he gets to stay up longer, start this conversation 10 min before you want him 2 go 2 bed!
good luck,
2006-11-22 22:02:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old is he? If he is over two, you can hide all the ones he refuses to put away. Eventually, he will want to know why he has no toys and you can say he can only have them if he puts them away. Then give back a few and try him for a couple days. If he doesn't follow through, make them disappear again. He will begin to "get it" soon enough.
2006-11-23 05:49:39 · answer #2 · answered by busybody12 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on how old he is. When my son was younger I had a paper bag that I had made a monster type face on and this was the "toy monster" and everynight the toy monster would take toys that were left out. The key, though, was to have the bag where it could be seen so that he knew they were taken, he could see them, he could even reach them - but he couldn't touch them. Now that he is 6 years old I made a deal with him that he could be the "boss" of his room as long as he kept it clean, but if he didn't keep it clean I get to be the boss and I'm not making any ormises that I won't decorate all girly, lol. This seems to be working decent enough. Good luck and God bless.
2006-11-24 00:42:42 · answer #3 · answered by magen n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whats wrong with you? Are you in charge or is your son the boss? The solution is to take them away from him until he learns to be responsible. If you are not careful, he will grow up to be a lazy and irresponsible father...Train your boy from now...you see whats happening to men in their family life and relationships...you see for yourself. You have the future of your son in your habds. It might sound simple but it all begins right where you are. Take those toys away from the boy if he does not want to put them away. He must know how to treat his valuables. If that does not work, then he doesn't value the toys, and so he can do without them. Dont let anyone here tell you anything else, and give you any fancy talk. I am a child psychologist take it from me also as a parent. TAKE CONTROL NOW!! he will thank you for it later.
Just DO IT!!
2006-11-23 11:36:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you could try putting the toys he leaves laying around in "time out". Put those toys in a box up on a shelf somewhere, for a couple of days or so. After you've done that once or twice with a favorite toy, maybe your son will start thinking twice about leaving stuff laying around. I had success (more or less) with this method with my son.
2006-11-23 06:52:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Limit how many toys he can take out at a time. Every time he refuses to put them away, take one away from him. When he doesn't have any left to play with, he will realize that putting them away is alot better then not having any toys to play with.
2006-11-23 05:45:44 · answer #6 · answered by Deb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he is old enough to 'understand'....I would tell him the toys he doesn't put away...you will gather them up and give them to a child that has no toys. Don't just threaten to do this...actually do it! Apparently he has more toys than he knows what to do with. Trust me, there are kids out there that would appreciate those toys.
2006-11-23 09:12:52 · answer #7 · answered by TexasRose 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't say how old your son is. It really depends on the age for me. I have a three year old that I take care of a lot. He is just like my own child. When he gets something out, he is only 3, sometimes I will put it back up for him, sometimes I ask him to pick it up, and other times we work together. When I first started having him pick up after himself, the first time, we worked together so that he knew what I expected. Ex. When you get some books off of the bookshelf then they go back on the bookshelf. And I showed him what I meant. I hope this helps you.
2006-11-23 09:27:53 · answer #8 · answered by Shell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter used to refuse to put away her toys and clothes too, till I threatened her that I will throw away anything that is not in it's place, I really did that a couple of times and it really worked
2006-11-23 06:17:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
put a small basketball hoop above his toy box and take turns with him tossing toys into the hoop. make up some reward system like if he makes 5 or 10 toys in the hoop then he gets a piece of candy or a dollar. bribery works wonders!
2006-11-23 06:59:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋