Parenting and Exercise

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by jslep

right now i'm laughing cause it sounds just like my kids...........

My oldest was butter...my youngest just doesn't respond to any consequences.

[kman025]

my friends parents did this to him when we were younger, they'd make him run... he became one hell of an athlete...

idk man, seems as others have said, they may think of working out as a bad thing... on the otherhand, it could introduce them to something they love and maybe exercising will become a part of their life...

not that im in anyway one to answer this (being 16 and all), but they seem to young for a punishment like this (not sure of ages, but guessing from info earlier in thread).

with a maybe 10 year old, i think this could be a good punishment. it gives them time to blow off steam. maybe make them exercise for a certain amount of time, dont stand over them, just make sure they arent doing something else.

idk if what i said makes sense, just my .02

[BendtheBar]

You might be right Kman. She might be too young. She is a respectful child, so it just might take more patience.

[Trevor Lane]

The Army fixes most of its six year olds with exercise in basic. Have you tried putting cigarettes out on them? That's worked well for us, except we use out meth pipes. Just make sure that the school never finds out

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by Trevor Lane

The Army fixes most of its six year olds with exercise in basic. Have you tried putting cigarettes out on them? That's worked well for us, except we use out meth pipes. Just make sure that the school never finds out

Lol! Cigarettes might do the trick!

I was thinking of a dog shock collar, one square foot electric fence type of thing.

[big valsalva]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Done that too. Treats are her big one. She is a treat hound. TV is second. Spongebob, ftw!

We've taken away both, sometimes for a week...didn't help. She's right back to doing the same thing again, even during the punishment period.

My nine year old doesn't need much in the way of correction (not that she's perfect, mind you). Most of her disciplining comes as a result of video game disputes or misuse. A good grounding for a week or so usually takes care of things. My problem with her though is that beyond video games, she really isn't motivated by much of anything. Until recently she wouldn't/couldn't ride a bike. She wouldn't even try to learn. Finally the last time she had to be "punished" because of a video game violation I grounded her until she learned to ride a bike. It could be a day. Two days. A week. Whatever. It was all up to her. The little twerp still had made no effort after two weeks. Finally she made up her mind to give it a try. I think it was more to get me off her case than anything else. She went outside with Mom, and less than five minutes later, the seven year old came in and said, "Dad, Rachel's doing it!" So I let her back on video games. She hasn't been so attached to them either. She actually wants to ride bike BEFORE gaming sometimes.

My seven year old...now that's a different story. She's not defiant, but she's a handful. I'm too much of a softie to take away cool things like hockey.

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[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by big valsalva

She actually wants to ride bike BEFORE gaming sometimes.

I feel really good on these days. Anytime my kids want to go outside I feel it's a victory. We have been trying to take walks with them lately, and they've been joining us with their scooters and bikes.

[Trevor Lane]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

I feel really good on these days. Anytime my kids want to go outside I feel it's a victory. We have been trying to take walks with them lately, and they've been joining us with their scooters and bikes.

My 2 year old loves going outside and acts like you've crushed her soul if you say no when she asks. I only deny it when the weather's bad or me & mama are working on something inside, but it ruins her day when I do.

[BendtheBar]

My kids hate heat. But they would go outside everyday even when 20 below.