Well, in a moment of desperation, I crossed over to the dark side. Okay, maybe "dark side" is slightly dramatic, but it is something I swore I never would do and I just did it. I bribed my child with candy to get her to do what I wanted her to do.
I have always looked at parents who bribed their children as parents who didn't have the control that a parent should have and were taking the easy way out. I think that is entirely true. :) At the moment, that description fits me. I took the easy way out. I try to be a good parent. I try to discipline appropriately and teach my daughter to obey. Most of the time, I think I do an okay job. But today, I simply did not have the mental capacity to either convince Mia that her sitting on my lap so I could cut her fingernails was what she actually wanted or some other brilliant plan. So I resorted to bribery. I promised candy if she would sit still on my lap and let me clip her nails without jerking her hands away from me. However, at least I only bribed her with ONE Skittle so my conscience is slightly appeased. :)
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I learned in my child guidance course that it's not a bribe, it's called a positive reinforcer! And the best of child therapists say it's okay, so it's okay that you did it.
i get a skittle every time i take the trash out
Wow I'm all the way on the other side of the fence...The Dark side that is. Especially with this potty training thing!!! Both books say to reward your child with a treat in the begining, but now Kendra only get's a treat if she goes poop cause we pretty much have the pee thing down. So I'm glad you still have your head on strait with the whole brib thing! ;)
:) Isn't it kind of sad that, as moms, there's always seems to be something to feel guilty about.
Talk about the dark side...if it makes you feel any better, Vivi is many month older than Mia and is still obsessed with her binkie ... and to Mia's binkie that she left here a while back. (Thanks for the "loaner.")
I laughed so hard when I read your blog about the "dark side".
You are an awesome Mommy and there is no "Dark Side" with you!
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