OMG it worked!!!

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OMG it worked!!!
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Mon, 07-09-2007 - 10:31pm

Well my son's school starts back Aug. 1st. (Really really early) so we need to get him back on a school bedtime schedule. He has been pitching a fit about this for a week now and I was not sure how I was going to pull it off without a tantrum.


Well I decided that I would try a visual. I pulled up a calendar on my card maker and posted bed times for this week and the following weeks. This week is when he would normally go to bed during the summer. Then next week I subtracted 30 min. Then the week after that, I subtracted 30 more min. putting him where he should be for school. That way he has a full week and a half of reg. school bedtime before he starts school.


I printed the calendar out and showed it to him. Explaining the times and when they will start. Then I waited for the "awww maannn". Surprisingly I actually got...................."Ok that's a deal!"


Visual works!!! Now at least I know how to get him ready for changes. Yay!

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Registered: 06-25-2003
In reply to: rlena
Mon, 07-09-2007 - 10:43pm

Casey,


I'm so glad that schedule worked for you.

-Paula

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