tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15227887.post8603514956456681677..comments2023-09-06T03:16:42.370-07:00Comments on Richards Family: SuccessMike and Adriannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00733795436521452366noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15227887.post-77918050497052412702010-05-03T17:25:05.477-07:002010-05-03T17:25:05.477-07:00Yay for Isaac! You guys are so good at coming up w...Yay for Isaac! You guys are so good at coming up with things! You and Mike and such good parents!Jed and Kerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16548766411375967296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15227887.post-79613214252769170402010-05-03T13:32:40.269-07:002010-05-03T13:32:40.269-07:00I'm so glad Isaac made it to the pop! This sou...I'm so glad Isaac made it to the pop! This sounds like it might work. Don't give up on it and don't be afraid to give it a tweak now and then. Great idea!The Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957098091143390318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15227887.post-1344074487310623002010-05-03T06:30:07.392-07:002010-05-03T06:30:07.392-07:00Hmmm, maybe I'll have to look into that.
One o...Hmmm, maybe I'll have to look into that.<br />One of our boys is very hard for us. What you might call a natural antaganist. He doesn't listen and doesn't care sometimes when he get in trouble or makes someone cry because he hurt them. <br /><br />*sigh* I feel like I'm always getting on him for something. I try to make a big deal just out of the good things he does but he is so frustrating it's hard to be consistant.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for the post!Serene is my name, not my life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02181359150279923307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15227887.post-16135986591381311542010-05-03T03:33:13.526-07:002010-05-03T03:33:13.526-07:00Yay for success!!! Sounds like you're doing a ...Yay for success!!! Sounds like you're doing a wonderful job. That sounds a lot like the system we use (not as consistantly as we should) that we learned from Trish Tullis with green sticks and red sticks. I hope things continue to go well for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15227887.post-78373071427762418322010-05-02T21:43:32.938-07:002010-05-02T21:43:32.938-07:00Isaac and Leah must have conspired together in the...Isaac and Leah must have conspired together in the pre-existence. They sound <i>very</i> similar. We don't do the frowny face thing, but each week they start with a dollar in change that's for them. As they all have meltdowns, yell, fight, etc., we take a penny away. Some weeks, the kids end up with $.90; some weeks they get $.75; some weeks I swear I dump their entire jar out after one episode. Leah is our biggest loser each week, but it seems unfair to me: Abby goes to school and therefore has less opportunities to lose money; Lauren is too young to be truly devious; and poor Leah is in the perfect storm situation.<br /><br />Leah gets easily confused. If she doesn't get it in her mind and figure it out on her own, she'll freak out, regardless of the "teaching" we're trying to do. It's like they told us as missionaries: let the investigators figure it out on their own. It'll mean a lot more. Leah might as well be our investigator. -JesterJess and Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080357342564530002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15227887.post-81217042676001229452010-05-02T21:21:01.178-07:002010-05-02T21:21:01.178-07:00We started doing a family store with money for goo...We started doing a family store with money for good behavior and jobs. We made our own currency with Nephi's picture on it--they're called Go and Do Dollars. We used to just use the dollars for our store, but now--in order to teach tithing--we change the Go and Do Dollars into real money and then the kids buy stuff from our family store. It's been a good motivation for us. <br /><br />I like to hear what you're doing. My 7-year-old goes to such extremes: either so obedient and helpful or so disobedient about everything. It's bewildering sometimes.Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950752088591261667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15227887.post-81162698669493093702010-05-02T21:11:16.477-07:002010-05-02T21:11:16.477-07:00Wow, you are doing a wonderful job and I love how ...Wow, you are doing a wonderful job and I love how you and your husband are also included in the frowny/smiley face reward system. <br /><br />Good for you! Your son may have his challenges but with parents like you, he's going to be fine!<br /><br />Hang in there!Saimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09205857549533433625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15227887.post-73326019297104667802010-05-02T19:40:38.718-07:002010-05-02T19:40:38.718-07:00Sounds like you are doing a great job of parenting...Sounds like you are doing a great job of parenting.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your story.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280368123968990873noreply@blogger.com