Thatcher has been wanting a Nintendo DS since Christmas. Jack got one and Thatcher didn't realize he wanted one until we had it here in the home! We've felt kinda bad since he'll stare over Jacks' shoulder and watch him play without blinking. We decided it would be a great opportunity to encourage him. Thatcher is NOT a bad child, just passionate about life...not sure what to do with all the passion, throws a tantrum +10 and sometimes a punch or two. We told him he could earn a DS if he'd quit throwing so many tantrums, quit hitting, and be nice.
This week, Thatcher gets in the car after school and promptly announces "I don't want to have to be nice anymore to get a DS, so I'll just wait until next Christmas!" Stunned, I said "so....you're saying that you don't want to be nice to get a DS now and you'd rather be mean and wait longer?" He said "Yep! I'll just wait!"
So, now we're back to the drawing board on finding encouragement for him. He's a tough one!
2 comments:
Well....at least he's honest!
LOL Good luck! :)
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