tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post811656262873229368..comments2024-02-21T07:58:44.752-05:00Comments on The Great Umbrella Heist: Sleep bribery and the Target tripSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856102708963900512noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-29066359918342634412011-03-10T09:56:26.933-05:002011-03-10T09:56:26.933-05:00You poor thing! :-( Good thing kids are resilient...You poor thing! :-( Good thing kids are resilient, though. Em will get over it. I really think you're probably right about the better weather making them forget about prizes and such, especially with their birthday coming up! I'll be praying for you as you wind down the winter. Luckily, it appears Spring has hit NC in full force, so hopefully the rest of the country will follow suit quickly!<br /><br />~A<br /><br />P.S. LOVE the sunglasses! I want some from the first pic! ;-)Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363936268951050838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-91342235586166202922011-03-09T21:39:40.374-05:002011-03-09T21:39:40.374-05:00We got a lot of those stares and comments at Lowe&...We got a lot of those stares and comments at Lowe's this weekend. I sympathize.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15520999643619821682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-50651489043136009292011-03-09T21:32:25.301-05:002011-03-09T21:32:25.301-05:00We do stickers to get a prize for not screaming fo...We do stickers to get a prize for not screaming for me at bedtime... it has worked okay but it needs to be a "PRIZE" it can't be a treat or going somewhere special. It needs to be an actual thing. <br /><br />Claudia is spoiled. I have bought her toys. I have a closet where I have stuff, stuff I have bought on clearance (because she needs another Dora dancing doll...but it was 75% off!) that I haven't even given her yet. She has beenr eally good in stores where she sees stuff without asking for it yet or pitching fits, but I don't think she gets she can ask for things yet. I am sure it is coming. And I am sure I will struggle with saying no. I am the person who paid an extreme amount for two dolls on ebay (Dora's siblings, they dont make them anymore) just because I knew she would like them. She had never seen them before, never asked for them... but I knew she would LOVE them. <br /><br />It is one of the ways we express our love. I know, too, I can't buy Curtis things so maybe, just maybe, Cole and Claudia reap the benefit of that. (Cole not as much, but i know once he gets "into" something I will)Chantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18040429393319551211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-26673870558755782332011-03-09T18:58:26.292-05:002011-03-09T18:58:26.292-05:00I agree, parenting is hard. Especially when you...I agree, parenting is hard. Especially when you're doing it in front of an audience.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17703631579811118354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-10492869652769725902011-03-09T13:23:56.584-05:002011-03-09T13:23:56.584-05:00Your girls are adorable! Have you tried one of th...Your girls are adorable! Have you tried one of those OK to Wake alarm clocks to tell the girls when it's ok for them to get up from bed in the morning?A Shot a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280697606147162606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-85349455078278775832011-03-09T11:40:18.527-05:002011-03-09T11:40:18.527-05:00I don't have kids but whenever I see preschool...I don't have kids but whenever I see preschoolers in crazy outfits at the store I think "hey, go you, girlie. You got to pick out your own clothes today." I don't think poorly on the mom for not having picture perfect dressed kids.Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685803820759245439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-17663135042008520542011-03-09T08:20:55.555-05:002011-03-09T08:20:55.555-05:00First, I love little girls in big sunglasses. Espe...First, I love little girls in big sunglasses. Especially when they are upside down. We call them "bug eyes".<br /><br />As for prizes for staying in bed, it feels better and is truer if you call it "positive reinforcement". That really is what it is - incentive to the child for acting in the way you want them to act, teaching them good sleep habits. Do you work for free? No, you work for a salary and benefits and perks. So does your child. We are doing this right now with my 6 y/o. We hit a serious bump in our lives and she is not staying in her bed, having a horrific time going to sleep. So we started offering a prize (from the Target $1 bins) for every 2 days that she goes to sleep without coming down and stays in her bed (or returns to bed without an ugly fuss when she comes to our room in the night). 2 days, right now is difficult for her. After 1 or 2 times, we'll up it to 4 days, a week, etc. until good sleep habits become part of her life again. Doing the same with potty training my twins. It works and it isn't bribery. Don't feel bad about it.<br /><br />Finally, I always smile at parents in stores a) with kids in wacky clothes - those are really good parents, b) with kids having a meltdown of some sort because I've been there and I know I really appreciate a comforting smile from strangers when my kid is melting down. Helps me feel less frustrated, embarrassed and crazed.Kaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12826420697691636347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-24001290343031884792011-03-09T07:34:09.567-05:002011-03-09T07:34:09.567-05:00I feel guilty because after reading all I can thin...I feel guilty because after reading all I can think about are birthday pictures!!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821123837159030243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-26603414052504761912011-03-09T03:23:42.208-05:002011-03-09T03:23:42.208-05:00I'm tired from just reading that, let alone li...I'm tired from just reading that, let alone living it!<br />I have said it so many times, and I'll say it again, but you really are doing an amazing job.<br />xoHope's Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984543289642681339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-41612434012247882292011-03-08T21:47:22.707-05:002011-03-08T21:47:22.707-05:00I feel like you've just described a shopping t...I feel like you've just described a shopping trip in our world... someone is always unhappy about something and I'm usually feeling bad about it.<br /><br />Girls look adorable!!!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13255752597290390303noreply@blogger.com