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Ozzie
What is the best way to teach a 5 year old to take care of her toys? I have tried taking them away, doesn't work, making her earn them, seems like a toy lasts for two weeks at the most. I am tired of spending money on them.
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Monkey SEE Monkey Do!
This is kinda what I do at my house. When I "show" respect for my things it demonstrates the expected behavior. At this point, she should be at an age where she has toys that she really can learn from and have fun with and ADORES - so removal of that toy will bring on a consequence.
My five year old is BIG into horses. We have so much stuff in the horse theme - when I find the toys strewn across the floor, left forgotten for the dogs to enjoy ( they seem to love chewing on the legs)...I scoop them up into a plastic bin and they are gone. I notice awhile later my 5 year old is pursuing me, red faced, looking for her toy horses. I mention that the horses where left out and not being used properly - well, this usually works. I take a moment to say, that toys are a gift to us, but they are also a responsibility and they need a proper HOME. I use this moment to communicate that if the horses are damaged they are gone and will not be replaced - no yelling, no power struggle, just plain reality.
I've been doing the 'Plastic Bin Confiscation' routine for a short time and it seems to be working. Most of the time, kids this age need less than more :)
Good Luck...I find age 5 to be an interesting age!! :)
Monkey SEE Monkey Do!
This is kinda what I do at my house. When I "show" respect for my things it demonstrates the expected behavior. At this point, she should be at an age where she has toys that she really can learn from and have fun with and ADORES - so removal of that toy will bring on a consequence.
My five year old is BIG into horses. We have so much stuff in the horse theme - when I find the toys strewn across the floor, left forgotten for the dogs to enjoy ( they seem to love chewing on the legs)...I scoop them up into a plastic bin and they are gone. I notice awhile later my 5 year old is pursuing me, red faced, looking for her toy horses. I mention that the horses where left out and not being used properly - well, this usually works. I take a moment to say, that toys are a gift to us, but they are also a responsibility and they need a proper HOME. I use this moment to communicate that if the horses are damaged they are gone and will not be replaced - no yelling, no power struggle, just plain reality.
I've been doing the 'Plastic Bin Confiscation' routine for a short time and it seems to be working. Most of the time, kids this age need less than more :)
Good Luck...I find age 5 to be an interesting age!! :)
How do I stop my dog from chewing things?
babygirl12
My 5 year old golden retriever is chewing up my kids' toys at an alarming rate. This has been constant since they were little. My dog has plenty of appropriate toys of her own. If they happen to leave their toys on the floor, she will snatch it up. She also will go into their rooms to find things to chew. Help!
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my dogs do the same thing, just a little less. what we do to prevent it a little more..(btw i have 3 dogs) we close the doors of the rooms when we come out and go in, and when our dogs chew anything up, we spank them on the butt (not enough to hurt them, just enough to scare them)with what they chewed up (if you can)them yell at them and wag your finger! this scares my dogs, and they go settle down with one of us on the couch. and at all times leave out some balls for the dogs to play with, they love them! and empty water bottles with the cap and wrapper taken off, they absolutly love that!
and spanking your dog will not make them stop loving you, only if you abuse them! and they know that you are doing it cause they did something bad!
my dogs do the same thing, just a little less. what we do to prevent it a little more..(btw i have 3 dogs) we close the doors of the rooms when we come out and go in, and when our dogs chew anything up, we spank them on the butt (not enough to hurt them, just enough to scare them)with what they chewed up (if you can)them yell at them and wag your finger! this scares my dogs, and they go settle down with one of us on the couch. and at all times leave out some balls for the dogs to play with, they love them! and empty water bottles with the cap and wrapper taken off, they absolutly love that!
and spanking your dog will not make them stop loving you, only if you abuse them! and they know that you are doing it cause they did something bad!
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