Comments on: AGH!!!! http://plattdiscoverycottage.com/blog/2010/01/02/argh/ A Cozy Corner of the Internet for Waldorf-Inspired Homeschoolers Sun, 20 May 2012 00:02:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: April W [APHS] http://plattdiscoverycottage.com/blog/2010/01/02/argh/comment-page-1/#comment-72 April W [APHS] Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:37:09 +0000 http://plattdiscoverycottage.com/blog/?p=209#comment-72 Well I was thinking that maybe you could put it out of sight, somewhere he can not reach it, so that when he asks for it you can tell him, I put it 'blank space' and cannot [or will not] get it down right now. He could also earn tickets for activities that he likes by doing his normal routine. I have heard that this system works, but you have to be consistant and it doesn't seem very AP... Is he able to understand that" although there are things he thinks he is old enough to decide that it is Mommy's job to help him make good decisions" There might be some meltdowns but if you are consistent with whatever you decide, then things should turn out the way you want them to. now for my opinion... Davy got a DSI from Grandma for Christmas and played it nonstop for a couple of days but has moved past being on it all the time. So for right now I am just going to try and step back and see if he is mature enough [age 10] to self monitor himself. Good luck Well I was thinking that maybe you could put it out of sight, somewhere he can not reach it, so that when he asks for it you can tell him, I put it ‘blank space’ and cannot [or will not] get it down right now.

He could also earn tickets for activities that he likes by doing his normal routine.

I have heard that this system works, but you have to be consistant and it doesn’t seem very AP…

Is he able to understand that” although there are things he thinks he is old enough to decide that it is Mommy’s job to help him make good decisions”

There might be some meltdowns but if you are consistent with whatever you decide, then things should turn out the way you want them to.

now for my opinion… Davy got a DSI from Grandma for Christmas and played it nonstop for a couple of days but has moved past being on it all the time. So for right now I am just going to try and step back and see if he is mature enough [age 10] to self monitor himself.

Good luck

]]> By: Hilary http://plattdiscoverycottage.com/blog/2010/01/02/argh/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Hilary Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:51:25 +0000 http://plattdiscoverycottage.com/blog/?p=209#comment-70 Hi Amanda, This post made me laugh. I can see how engrossed he is. It's brand new to him and it's going to keep his intense focus for that reason. My belief is that if restrictions are rigid, he's not going to get its newness out of his system. He'll think about it more than you'd like. I'd have given my own guys daily access for about a half hour, and longer on weekends. This would be after other obligations were met. I think he'll feel less passionate about it if it's not forbidden fruit. Give those two sweeties a hug for me, please. :) Hi Amanda,

This post made me laugh. I can see how engrossed he is. It’s brand new to him and it’s going to keep his intense focus for that reason. My belief is that if restrictions are rigid, he’s not going to get its newness out of his system. He’ll think about it more than you’d like. I’d have given my own guys daily access for about a half hour, and longer on weekends. This would be after other obligations were met. I think he’ll feel less passionate about it if it’s not forbidden fruit. Give those two sweeties a hug for me, please. :)

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