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I have three boys ages four and under. They like to tear up my house and when I tell them to clean their mess up they tell me to shut up. I yell and discipline them but sometimes they still just look at me. What is something you may recommend that I do. Please help!
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First, I would recommend time out.
Second, I would try the trash bag method. When they refuse to clean up. Get a trash bag and tell them if you won't clean up I will. When they ask what you are doing with there toys tell them you are taking them away. They usually panic and go into a cleaning spree. When they start cleaning you stop. Take the trash bag full of toys and put it away where they can't get to it. If they show good behavior toys can be earned back. Example tell them the next night if they clean up all the toys they can earn one back.
Turn off the tv and radio so it is really boring and they have nothing to do other than clean.
Most importantly, tell them during the day. You need to put some off your toys away before you get more out that way at the end of the day things are not so unbearable.
Its basically teaching good habits and standing your ground.
First, I would recommend time out.
Second, I would try the trash bag method. When they refuse to clean up. Get a trash bag and tell them if you won't clean up I will. When they ask what you are doing with there toys tell them you are taking them away. They usually panic and go into a cleaning spree. When they start cleaning you stop. Take the trash bag full of toys and put it away where they can't get to it. If they show good behavior toys can be earned back. Example tell them the next night if they clean up all the toys they can earn one back.
Turn off the tv and radio so it is really boring and they have nothing to do other than clean.
Most importantly, tell them during the day. You need to put some off your toys away before you get more out that way at the end of the day things are not so unbearable.
Its basically teaching good habits and standing your ground.
How to handle a toddler after twins are born?
Our toddler is acting up and getting more easily upset since our twins were born. I realize there is a regression, but not sure how to handle it correctly. Any help would be appreciated.
LOL, Martha. I don't think it is a sin......
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I agree with your other poster. Get your toddler to help with bottles and diapering. Have her hold one of the babies on her lap. Praise her for being "such a good big sister".
I'm a mother of twins myself. My boys are adults now. Never buy two of the same toy. They'll leave one sit and fight over one, even though they're identical items. Lay them down to sleep in the same crib. It makes them feel more secure. My twins had separate beds but still slept together until they were 12. They are going to have that deep spiritual bond where they're glued together and you never see one without the other. They're also going to be extremely competitive and fight like cats and dogs, sometimes coming to physical blows. Don't worry. It blows off, they're best friends again and forget all about it in 5 minutes. Warn their girlfriends or boyfriends that if they date one twin, they date the other because he'll always go along. One girl told my son it was her or his twin. He said, See ya.
Always take the one who cries the loudest first and tune the other ones out. They're just going to have to wait their turn. You only have two hands. It's okay to prop bottles when you have twins. Use one feeding dish and one spoon. Go back and forth between the two babies. Saves lots of time and crying. Buy the kind of stroller where the seats face each other or you have one seat behind the other. Side by side strollers won't fit through checkout counters or narrow aisles in stores.
Don't get too discouraged when you hear rude comments about birth control or "Oh, you must be busy" for the zillionth time.
Email me if you need any pointers. Will be glad to help.
I agree with your other poster. Get your toddler to help with bottles and diapering. Have her hold one of the babies on her lap. Praise her for being "such a good big sister".
I'm a mother of twins myself. My boys are adults now. Never buy two of the same toy. They'll leave one sit and fight over one, even though they're identical items. Lay them down to sleep in the same crib. It makes them feel more secure. My twins had separate beds but still slept together until they were 12. They are going to have that deep spiritual bond where they're glued together and you never see one without the other. They're also going to be extremely competitive and fight like cats and dogs, sometimes coming to physical blows. Don't worry. It blows off, they're best friends again and forget all about it in 5 minutes. Warn their girlfriends or boyfriends that if they date one twin, they date the other because he'll always go along. One girl told my son it was her or his twin. He said, See ya.
Always take the one who cries the loudest first and tune the other ones out. They're just going to have to wait their turn. You only have two hands. It's okay to prop bottles when you have twins. Use one feeding dish and one spoon. Go back and forth between the two babies. Saves lots of time and crying. Buy the kind of stroller where the seats face each other or you have one seat behind the other. Side by side strollers won't fit through checkout counters or narrow aisles in stores.
Don't get too discouraged when you hear rude comments about birth control or "Oh, you must be busy" for the zillionth time.
Email me if you need any pointers. Will be glad to help.
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