Do Your Homework! Take The Plate Away! Brush Your Teeth! And So A Hundred Times. Sound Familiar?

Video: Do Your Homework! Take The Plate Away! Brush Your Teeth! And So A Hundred Times. Sound Familiar?

Video: Do Your Homework! Take The Plate Away! Brush Your Teeth! And So A Hundred Times. Sound Familiar?
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Do Your Homework! Take The Plate Away! Brush Your Teeth! And So A Hundred Times. Sound Familiar?
Do Your Homework! Take The Plate Away! Brush Your Teeth! And So A Hundred Times. Sound Familiar?
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"Do your homework! Remove the plate! Brush your teeth!" And so a hundred times. Sound familiar?

As a mother, I am even very …

Sometimes I catch myself feeling a growing impotent anger and at this moment very familiar phrases from childhood are in the language: "I told whom?", "You don’t understand the first time?"

For me, this is a signal that something needs to be changed, that the usual method now for some reason does not work, that my endless repetitions are ineffective and all I get now is mutual irritation.

To be honest, I do not want to change myself, but for my son to change. Became obedient and diligent. I would be comfortable. Yes to me, but to him? Is this what I wish him in his future adult life? No. I want my son to be independent, independent and make decisions himself. But this does not happen to educate obedient, but grew up independent …

And then I look for new opportunities, ways, approaches:

✅ "Sonny, there your housekeeper asked me to tell you that she has a day off and she can't clean your plate." Laughs, goes and washes.

✅ We dance together a ritual dance called "I hate doing my homework", lying on the carpet laughing, going to do homework grumbling.

✅ Dad is putting on a real show: unclean teeth talk to each other. The son prompts the lines. We laugh with the whole family. An hour later comes, showing the brushed teeth.

✅ I lament in the manner of a mourner: "Poor, unfortunate children! At school, sit all day, strain your head, raise your hand … And come home no rest for the child, do your homework, clean the room, help your parents! Poor children, poor! No one is sorry for the children, all of them are forced, all of them are in command, no one will regret the poor things "And so on and so forth. The son listens and, hiding a smile, assent angrily. Then, continuing my song, he drags a backpack. They heard him, sympathized with him, he got the opportunity to express his dissatisfaction a little, but. Now there is strength for lessons.

I know this is difficult. I know my mom is tired at work. I know I want it simpler. I know that others have obedient children, etc.

And I also know that if you do what you always do, then you will receive what you always get. And in response to the hundredth time said "go do your homework", you will get the usual childish reaction.

What if you have your own non-standard ways? Share in the comments!

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