Krista, my brilliant sister, made rules for my (her) little Kate to resolve Kate's defiance toward bedtime. Once Krista introduced rules to be followed, problem solved; Kate went to bed.
I wonder if this would work for me. How do you convince an adult to go to bed? The government attaches a penalty to a broken law... but that wouldn't work because I'm left to enforce it myself. For a period of time I decided I'd give myself $2 for every night I went to bed on time. But then I didn't have money to pay myself so that fizzled out. If I set rules, I would have to have someone to be accountable to. I need to hire a bedtime regulator. I'm taking applications beginning...now.
2 comments:
You need a B.I.P. A Behavior Intervention Plan. You need other rewards besides money. There's a special assesment of what you like and don't like, so you use that to cater your plan, using positive reinforcement to reward you for doing what's right. Hahaha, I think that's about all I need to share.
You have to use M&Ms. Trust me it will work.
Ha ha Charlotte you're so cute! I'm glad Kate has inspired you! I admit I've used the rules too, when I can't sleep at night (I like to stay up late doing nothing too, and then I'm too wired to sleep). I'll sit in bed and think, "Okay. Stay in bed. Close my eyes. Be quiet..." It really works. PS Kate has already earned 12 stars!
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