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Creative Parenting
Posted by MissSuzie • 5/15/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: children, kids, parenting
As parents, you know that your words are often in one ear and out the other. There are times when you ask your child to do or not do something and they act as if they never heard you. There are times when you try to teach your children something, but the words just aren't enough.
I've been trying to teach my son the importance of using the toilet properly (as I'm tired of cleaning up after his poor aim) and decided to teach him a lesson using kool-aid, a sponge, and some cleaner. I think he got the hint.
whatwouldsuziedo.blogspot.com/2009/05/pissy-parenting.html
How about you? Have you (or your own parents) ever had a "creative parenting" moment?
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When my daughter turned 13 she told me that she was her own boss and was going to stay up and out as late as she wanted with whoever she wanted.
My creative moment: I told her "Okay!"-
Ooh...that's not good. I'm dreading when my daughter turns 13 (she's got enough spunk as is).
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She's 19 now, very independent, as crazy and funny as you are, in college, and doing just fine.
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You calling me crazy?
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I figured you needn't the compliment.
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I am separated from my kids dad, so each of us collect them from after school clubs on particular days. My youngest son went through a phase when he was 3 (now a big 4!) every time I picked him up where he would say "No, I want Daddy to pick me up". It used to really upset me (and apparently he did the same on his dad upsetting him too!) and I would try not to show it. So one Friday evening, I said "Fine, then you just wait here until Daddy comes ok?" He seemed a bit unsure how to react. I explained "Now Daddy won't be here til Monday evening, so will you be alright here on your own?"
That was the end of that...-
Good for you!
My son has a habit of getting distracted by toys and games at the mall. After asking him repeatedly to stay with me (yet he would still linger behind), I ducked around the corner real quick. It didn't take him long to notice I was no longer there and I could see the fear on his face. I quickly showed myself and he has yet to fall too far behind now. -
Mean mommies! I'm glad I didn't have a mommy like that.
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I think that is creative - my mum would have shouted and or smacked me and told me to come along!
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It's better than locking them up in a closet or something.
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I don't have the experience yet but I am sure I will have to come up with all sorts of stuff like that as my daughter is only 7 months.
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aw - she is so gonna kick your ass! It's what they do...
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Oh, you wait. It's coming (and sooner than you think).
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Depends what toys are in the closet.
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*sigh* I am a writer so I am a stay at home dad too...
right now she sleeps most the day away
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Sorry for bumping my own (old) thread, but I had to share this:
Now that my kids are out of school, my son has been refusing to take showers. I finally had enough and decided to do some more "creative parenting" again.
I mixed green food coloring and water and I sprayed him while he slept. He awoke horrified and I informed him that if you don't take showers, mold can grow on your body. He has had two showers today and I got a giggle and a blog post to boot.
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That is bloody brilliant! heh. -
I'm just glad it worked -- he was beginning to smell worse than my husband's sneakers.
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Wasn't that also a Simpson's episode when Lisa painted Bart and Homer with oatmeal mixed with green food coloring and convinced them it was the plague?
Good work Miss Suzie! Very creative and hilarious! -
Oatmeal? That would have been priceless!
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Especially since hardened oatmeal is like concrete.
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My grandfather had a unique "creative parenting" solution. The same one all the time.
For some reason he didn't have to say anything. He just looked at you and you felt like a squirming bug. Never any belt, or standing in the corner or going to your room, just a simple quiet look and we "simmered down."-
My mom had the "evil eye" and my brothers and I knew to run!
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My daughter was eating in her room and leaving bits of food and dirty plates and not cleaning up. I planted what looked like mouse droppings on her bed and pillow. She was horrified and never left food in her room again.-
Love it!
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When I was 14 my mother locked me in my room with a copy of Penthouse and wouldn't let me out for two days. I haven't read a novel ever since.
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