I Just Told My Kids If They Dont Go To Bed They Will Sleep In The...

[deb1]

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I have the same rule. We don't give threats unless we mean to carry them out and we don't lie to make our kids behave. Once the kids figures out that the lies are not real, then your job as a parent becomes harder, because they know they can't trust you anymore.

I have jokingly though given my children silly threats. I tell my kids if they don't behave that I won't leave them an inheritance. This always produces laughter because they know that their parents are broke.

It is very fun to tease teenage boys. One day, my 14 year old son, Christopher answered rather smartly back when I told him to wipe down the counters. He announced that he was going to lick them clean. He was joking but in that annoying teenage way. My neighbor, who was over for coffee, pipped up, "Ya know, Your mom and dad have sex on that counter."

My son freaked out. He kept asking why would put that image in his poor brain and then he announced that he wouldn't be able to make sandwiches on the counter top.

Really, being able to mentally torture teenagers makes having them worth the aggravation.

By the way, I should point out that my kids all have my odd sense of humor and enjoy this type of teasing. If you have an overly sensitive kids, please don't tease them this way.

 

[ChuckenGirl]

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I have the same rule. We don't give threats unless we mean to carry them out and we don't lie to make our kids behave. Once the kids figures out that the lies are not real, then your job as a parent becomes harder, because they know they can't trust you anymore.

I have jokingly though given my children silly threats. I tell my kids if they don't behave that I won't leave them an inheritance. This always produces laughter because they know that their parents are broke.

It is very fun to tease teenage boys. One day, my 14 year old son, Christopher answered rather smartly back when I told him to wipe down the counters. He announced that he was going to lick them clean. He was joking but in that annoying teenage way. My neighbor, who was over for coffee, pipped up, "Ya know, Your mom and dad have sex on that counter."

My son freaked out. He kept asking why would put that image in his poor brain and then he announced that he wouldn't be able to make sandwiches on the counter top.

Really, being able to mentally torture teenagers makes having them worth the aggravation.

By the way, I should point out that my kids all have my odd sense of humor and enjoy this type of teasing. If you have an overly sensitive kids, please don't tease them this way.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
thats a funny.

I have a 17 year old brother, i know this is different but I told him that if he didn't unlock me out of the coop in 10 mins. i would put up for sale signs for him, he left me there for about an hour and my dad comes home, i explain to him and i nicely make about 10 for sale signs with a stick figure of him, we unfortunatly got no offers but 'eh, he still locks me in there, just wait 'till he comes back to see that his beloved truck has been sold :]

 

[BowChickaBowMow]

Funny you posted this! I was at my wits end last night... I didn't know WHAT to threaten. Our 8yo had to get up early for Boy Scout Camp today... but he was SOOOO excited, that he got all the other kids excited and they were running around like monkeys last night. I sat him down and explained he needed to settle down and get some sleep.

Thankfully he got the 2yo to sleep while I kept the other monkeys upstairs. Then he came upstairs to get them settled and they just wouldn't stop climbing the walls, giggling, eveyrthing to keep from settling down.

Finally I told him "you're not going to camp tomorrow if you don't get to bed NOW!!!" So he just laid down and tried to ignore the other kids.
He still woke up several times throughout the night yelling out "is it time for camp yet" He's going to be one exhausted boy when he gets home on Sunday. I know he won't sleep well in a tent. He has too much anxiety about wild animals coming in.

He and the 12yo tried sleeping out in their Fort several times, but there's just too much wildlife out there that they're afraid of. They come running in screaming once it gets dark. "we saw a bear" etc.etc.etc. My big bad boys!

 

[deb1]

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I have the same rule. We don't give threats unless we mean to carry them out and we don't lie to make our kids behave. Once the kids figures out that the lies are not real, then your job as a parent becomes harder, because they know they can't trust you anymore.

I have jokingly though given my children silly threats. I tell my kids if they don't behave that I won't leave them an inheritance. This always produces laughter because they know that their parents are broke.

It is very fun to tease teenage boys. One day, my 14 year old son, Christopher answered rather smartly back when I told him to wipe down the counters. He announced that he was going to lick them clean. He was joking but in that annoying teenage way. My neighbor, who was over for coffee, pipped up, "Ya know, Your mom and dad have sex on that counter."

My son freaked out. He kept asking why would put that image in his poor brain and then he announced that he wouldn't be able to make sandwiches on the counter top.

Really, being able to mentally torture teenagers makes having them worth the aggravation.

By the way, I should point out that my kids all have my odd sense of humor and enjoy this type of teasing. If you have an overly sensitive kids, please don't tease them this way.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
thats a funny.

I have a 17 year old brother, i know this is different but I told him that if he didn't unlock me out of the coop in 10 mins. i would put up for sale signs for him, he left me there for about an hour and my dad comes home, i explain to him and i nicely make about 10 for sale signs with a stick figure of him, we unfortunatly got no offers but 'eh, he still locks me in there, just wait 'till he comes back to see that his beloved truck has been sold :]

You should have taken pictures of the signs. One day he will have children that he doesn't want to know about the teenage boy that he was. You will get revenge by showing them those pictures.

 

[chickiebaby]

So glad to know there is a place to turn for really solid parenting advice

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[CritterHill]

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Oh here's one. I've threatened my 2 and 5 year olds that if they don't settle down they will be sleeping in the chicken coop with the chickens pooping on their heads tonight!

Sleeping in the coop is not much of a threat (I think they would love to do that) until you point out the poop aspect of it.

 

[Guitartists]

When my kids start whining in the store about wanting something, I start whining about how I want a million dollars..... I start stomping my feet and getting loud... people start looking...... they don't whine much in the store anymore...

 

[conny63malies]

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Sounds familiar"mom, i want "insert goody of choice or toy" me : " well i want kids that clean their room every day with out mouthing off, clean the bathroom...." my older one now usually waits until the flyer comes around and checks whats on sale.

 

[mamaboyd]

I have to tell my kids when they are eating like pigs or wild animals that they can go live in the barn with the cows. For my oldest two, if they are misbehaving, I tell them they can go live at their dad's house which changes their tune real quick as they don't particularily enjoy going there on the weekends that they have to in the first place.

 

[wegotchickens]

When my oldest was 3 she would pitch fits in the grocery store. If you discipline there you get lectures, so one day I said, "Settle down or we'll go home without groceries!" She didn't, so I walked out and just left the 1/2 full cart in the aisle. She was stunned. And had no snacks or cereal for breakfast the next morning and such. When we went shopping the next day she was good as gold. And now she believes me when I say we can walk right out of here!

Now she's a jaded teen who straightens her hair. When she annoys me I look at her hair say, "Boy is it humid today!" She shrieks and runs for her brush and hair straightener!!

She wanted to watch some scary show that came on late Wednesday night. I said no since it was late. She pitched a fit but I was firm. Then I hid and scared her as she came out of the bathroom. As she lay on the floor gasping and spluttering I said, "You did want to be scared tonight, right? This way was much faster than a TV show." She wasn't amused