When the Super Nanny first started coming on TV I was resistant to watch. I thought I don't need that. I have to admit that I have watched it a few times. Usually as a rerun that runs late at night on TLC I think. I even use the show as object lessons to my daughter. See those kids having a tantrum that is what you look like when you have a tantrum. See how that kids is talking to his mother that isn't very nice. I sometimes make my daughter point out the bad behaviors sometimes when we are flipping through the channels. But the few times I have watched there has been something on there (not everything) that I could use. The last one I watched was a few months ago and she had introduced the "Naughty Mat" well I thought that was cleaver and thought I would do something similar. I do not have money to go get a mat strictly for this purpose. So I thought of something that is handy and almost guaranteed to be near by in times of need. So I came up with the "Naughty Wall" it is free and usually everywhere I go has one. I say its any available wall. You ask why would I need the "Naughty Wall?" Well, I was having issues with back talking and her constantly telling me NO and having an emotional melt down. I mean kicking screaming crying drama filled melt down. Finally after watching this show I decided the next time she was going to have a melt down to implement the Naughty Wall! At first it was bumpy and noisy, but my golly it has worked. There are those times where any child tries to be in control and push the boundaries and tries to refuse to go, but in the end she caves and now it isn't needed quite as much. The back talking has become minimal and the tantrums fewer. The tantrums still exist from time to time but there has been a huge difference from a few months ago. Have no fear of showing your child who is boss she remember to stay calm in the process. After all who does your child look up to, to teach them about life and the world? Who is going to teach your child about respecting themselves and others?
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