Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Hi Deana, I too have children (ages 3 and 4 1/2) Who are very good at making mess' and cleaning them up pretty well to some degree too. Here is how we do it. Any toys they can get out themselves are very easy for them to put away themselves. ie: bins, a toy box or a drawer. They know what goes where and if they need help to know where something goes they of course can always ask. Now as for the toys that have small pieces, or crayons, markers, paints, play doh etc. Those are things they need to ask to play with. I will give them those things when they ask if they have at least made an attempt to clean up what they were playing with prior.(and these are their favorite things to play with) To go from one art activity to the next we gather all the previous supplies and put them away and then get out the next activity. I hope this made sense. It's really not as strict as it seems. We have a very tiny house and if we didn't clean up our things as we went we would have nowhere to play LOL. Also they seem to get a sense of pride when they have cleaned up and even have made up their own little song lately. It is cute but that's another topic. Vikki herbal remedies , Deana <squeekyme@c...> wrote: > > Hello, (arent most of us women like helen smith ) I smilled at the end > of your email Helen. When people ask me what I do for a living I list > just about everything you put in your little subscript " ) > > Anyway my question today is there a natural way to help with obsessive > compulsive dissorder I also deal with Post Tramatic Stress disorder and > Fibromyalgia. I get it so bad that I dont even let me kids play with > there toys for fear of the house messing up, and if anything is out of > place. or when the kids are playing, I will start cleaning up there toys > even in the midst of them playing. Any advise would help. > > Thanks > Deana Brown > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Thank you vikki. I started leaving the toys till night time and making it part of our bedtime routine to tidy up before a story. With my 8 yr old being so SPIRITED I have to guide her through everything. Its tiring but i guess God blessed me with her for a reason Deana Vikki wrote: > > > Hi Deana, I too have children (ages 3 and 4 1/2) Who are very good at > making mess' and cleaning them up pretty well to some degree too. > Here is how we do it. Any toys they can get out themselves are very > easy for them to put away themselves. ie: bins, a toy box or a > drawer. They know what goes where and if they need help to know where > something goes they of course can always ask. Now as for the toys > that have small pieces, or crayons, markers, paints, play doh etc. > Those are things they need to ask to play with. I will give them > those things when they ask if they have at least made an attempt to > clean up what they were playing with prior.(and these are their > favorite things to play with) To go from one art activity to the next > we gather all the previous supplies and put them away and then get > out the next activity. I hope this made sense. It's really not as > strict as it seems. We have a very tiny house and if we didn't clean > up our things as we went we would have nowhere to play LOL. Also they > seem to get a sense of pride when they have cleaned up and even have > made up their own little song lately. It is cute but that's another > topic. > > Vikki > > herbal remedies , Deana <squeekyme@c...> wrote: > > > > Hello, (arent most of us women like helen smith ) I smilled at the > end > > of your email Helen. When people ask me what I do for a living I > list > > just about everything you put in your little subscript " ) > > > > Anyway my question today is there a natural way to help with > obsessive > > compulsive dissorder I also deal with Post Tramatic Stress disorder > and > > Fibromyalgia. I get it so bad that I dont even let me kids play > with > > there toys for fear of the house messing up, and if anything is out > of > > place. or when the kids are playing, I will start cleaning up there > toys > > even in the midst of them playing. Any advise would help. > > > > Thanks > > Deana Brown > > > > > > > > > > Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: > 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. > 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any > natural remedy. > 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician > and to > prescribe for your own health. > We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as > long as > they behave themselves. > Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any > person > following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. > It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products > from list members, you are agreeing to > be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and > members free of any liability. > > Dr. Ian Shillington > Doctor of Naturopathy > Dr.IanShillington > > > * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Hi Deana, I started doing this also. I had heard about making up a schedule on a piece of paper, and then giving stick-on stars for Done tasks. I didn't think this would have any effect, but boy, is my son proud of those stars!!!! I make a weekly schedule on the computer, and print it out. Then each day as he does his things he's supposed to do, such as tidy up before going to bed (which I help him with), then I put a star next to that action. And if he gets the expected number of stars by the end of the week, he gets a treat! And if more stars by doing extra helpful things, he gets a bigger treat! He absolutely loves this!!! I heard some people making up a jar, and putting a coin in there each time he does something good, instead of a star. We had a TV series here not so long ago called SuperNanny, and one lady (the SuperNanny) went to a different family each week to help work out handlings for families with problem children (usually due to parents needing parenting skills!). And this making up the jar, was on that series. She also took coins away for bad behaviour, but I don't agree with that: once he's earned them, they're his!! Basically you can work out what would be interesting for your daughter, and go with that option. Try it and see how it works. She'll very quickly get the hang of it!! love Lisa - Deana herbal remedies Sunday, April 03, 2005 10:50 PM Re: Herbal Remedies - Deana OT Thank you vikki. I started leaving the toys till night time and making it part of our bedtime routine to tidy up before a story. With my 8 yr old being so SPIRITED I have to guide her through everything. Its tiring but i guess God blessed me with her for a reason :)Deana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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