No Watching.....

We do almost anything to get our kids to listen.

We give in, we offer things, we bribe. We do anything.

After the last few weeks without being on a routine schedule and kind of being numb to anything around me, I finally had enough.

Enough of the crying, enough of the screaming, enough back talking. I had given in just like any of us would have done not to deal with the situation at hand.

I used to give Remington his 'watch' (iPad) whenever he went to bed. He used to watch for about 30 minutes to calm down then he would go right to bed. But not lately. Remington would stay up until 11:00 watching his iPad. His behavior was getting horrible. I've talked to a few moms about this issue and they said the more screen time they had on their iPad was a direct correlation to their behavior.

This had to change. I need some peace and quiet.

The rules for the iPad and watching T.V. have changed.

1. No iPad allowed in his bedroom or the kitchen!
2. No iPad after 7:30.
3. He must play with his toys for at least 30 minutes each night.
4. We will read 2 books starting at 8:00 (his bedtime) each night.
5. Time to start winding down is at 7:30. This means no rough housing, watching, playing.
6. If any rules are broken we have enforced a "Time-Out Bottle". If Remington does not listen he will sit down with his bottle filled with water, glitter glue and glitter. I used this site to learn how to make it! He loves it and it really does calm him down!

We shall see how long this lasts and hopefully I will see a change in his behavior.

WISH US LUCK!!! :)

(just a FYI the glue will be clumpy for a few days then it will dissolve. I also added hot water instead of cold water.)


xoxo,