Friday, February 27, 2015

Win-Win proposition with my 8 year old son on getting ready to school

Background: Our 8 year old son Mohith has school at 815AM. He does not get up at 7AM and lots of times, he gets up at 715AM, curses me and my wife, does not eat or drink. Mood is tense / angry at home. He gets ready at 745AM and watches TV for 20min, leave home around 810AM.

Challenge: Waking him up on time without getting yelled at.

Idea: Mohith presented this idea. He will get up at 650AM, finish off everything, eats breakfast, drinks milk. As an exchange, he should be allowed to watch TV from 715AM to 8AM.

Decision: For us, this idea appeared great. As a bonus, he will get up earlier, no bad words exchanged, good mood prevail, etc. He approved the idea.


Implementation: Since 2/25, he is implementing this idea. We wake him up at 655AM, he negotiates and gets up at 7 AM. Completes everything before 715AM, watches TV for some time, eats and drinks. Now, he is happy and we are happy.


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