I feel like a bit of a drill sergeant at the moment. I like the idea of a uniform but many years of wearing a school uniform will either warm you to the idea or make you rebel. I am currently looking for a rebellious uniform.
Things will be done in the way in which I suggest or no TV. You miss TV, ladies,
"Oh dear. How sad. Never mind."
Kids will misbehave but, in my humble opinion, it is to test the rules. Now we have the rules and thumb screws let's see how this unfolds.
Back to business. I have devised sticker charts for the ladies- 2 each- to be filled in each day. Talk of admin and over-kill but this is what they requested in order to improve behaviour.
The stickers are not gold stars but if forced into it I will get them. I have to make sure that there are equal numbers of each stickers so the fighting doesn't start before it needs to.
The completion of each daily chart means TV. Gaps in said charts means staring at the blank wall and imagining the images you are missing or the low-tech option of, shock horror, reading a book.
On the charts are the old favourites such as:
no whining
no fighting
no being rude
listen
stop when told
eat nicely
I am not expecting too much just to instill a few ground rules. You cannot batter your sister because, "she started it!"
"I wanted to" is also not a reason for not listening or throwing things around a room. Drawing on the walls also does not warrant this response.
I would like my ladies to be ladies and not little horrors. No one wants yucky kids around as:
(1) it is unpleasant for all around
(2) it just makes those without children even more thankful for their decision
(3) superior Mummy sneers may make me break the no fighting rule even if she started it and I really wanted to.
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