Friday, January 20, 2012

The Uh-Oh Jar

I got the idea for an Uh-Oh jar from Pinterest.  The idea is that every time the girls do something naughty I would give them a time out and then make them pick something from the Uh-Oh jar.  The girls and I sat down one night and talked about what we would put in the Uh-Oh jar.  I included things like, "Unload the dishwasher," "help take out the recycling," "pick up your toys,"  and "help Mommy dust."  We have been doing this for 3 days now and I have realized there is one problem with it.  They LIKE it.  In fact, Emelia was stepping on a toy the other day trying to break it so she got a time-out and had to pick something out of the jar.  Two minutes later Addison was over doing the same thing and said, "Mommy, don't I need to pick something out of the Uh-Oh jar?"  They both now ask this at every little minor incidence too.  Yesterday, while they were fighting over the vacuum...yes, you read that correctly.  They were fighting over who was going to vacuum out the crevices between the wall and the hardwood floor. Ben said, "This seems to really be working Kelly.  Good punishment."  Well, let's just say I am hoping the newness and love for the Uh-Oh jar wears off soon or else I'm going to have to come up with something else.

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