We are eventually getting our house more 'up to date' and organized now that our kids are older, in the past when they were MUCH younger I could never figure out how to keep things 'nice' or 'clean'. I've had people say you just need to either:
1) tell your kids not to ....
OR
2) you need to teach your kids not to...
ok so what is the difference
is telling them meaning "G please don't leave your clothes on the floor:
where as teaching them is "G this is how we put our clothes in the hamper"
or is there more to this... when your dealing with special needs kids, that instruction lasted O about 10 seconds in his brain. So for the next 1,000,000 times i say it it does nothing.
ykwim. we seem to keep repeating the same thing over and over again but it never seems to register. and they say model what you want your kids to learn well ok i need to be paid alot more cause this modelling biz im in sucks.
at what point does it STICK!? i don't know maybe I 'told' wrong or 'taught wrong' please feel free to comment, critque, criticize or whatever.
**the earlier model comment reminded me of the day we went to XCargo and I was sitting waiting for the guys to finish trying on their new helmets on their display patio set. minding my own business relaxing, this guy comes in walks by me stops and adjusts his shoes.... well at the same time i moved my fit.... LOL. he nearly shit himself... he thought I was a mannequin. i almost peed myself laughing.** had to share.
