Parenting
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@Virgil haha my almost 15 yr old would hate that!
He has been spending alot of time in there talking to a girl on the phone this last couple of weeks, he doesnt think I know...kids thnk parents are dumb
I remember those days, except with the 5m phone cable attached to the wall!
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@mariner4life
What about a lock to effectively lock the cavity slider open? -
@mariner4life
What about a lock to effectively lock the cavity slider open?my kids aren't real private, so i doubt they would care
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@mariner4life said in Parenting:
Take their bedroom door off it’s hinges,
I’m saving that punishment for when they get a bit older. Kids love their privacy.it's really hard to take cavity sliders out...
Not if you know what your doing. I’ve done it many times, yes is a prick in a finished house but not ia possible if your willing to cut away the architrave, risk damaging the paint and face the lonely hood of never getting it back inside again...
I manage a door hanging business btw, happy to pop over at your expense to help out...
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@mariner4life said in Parenting:
@mariner4life
What about a lock to effectively lock the cavity slider open?my kids aren't real private, so i doubt they would care
..they will when they get older... I mean what do teenage boys like to get up to on their own...
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@mariner4life said in Parenting:
@mariner4life
What about a lock to effectively lock the cavity slider open?my kids aren't real private, so i doubt they would care
..they will when they get older... I mean what do teenage boys like to get to go on their own...
gawd, i can't even think like that. he's in primary school!!
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@mariner4life said in Parenting:
Take their bedroom door off it’s hinges,
I’m saving that punishment for when they get a bit older. Kids love their privacy.it's really hard to take cavity sliders out...
Not if you know what your doing. I’ve done it many times, yes is a prick in a finished house but not ia possible if your willing to cut away the architrave, risk damaging the paint and face the lonely hood of never getting it back inside again...
I manage a door hanging business btw, happy to pop over at your expense to help out...
I've got one that's dropped, and i am too scared to try and fix it.
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@mariner4life said in Parenting:
@mariner4life said in Parenting:
@mariner4life
What about a lock to effectively lock the cavity slider open?my kids aren't real private, so i doubt they would care
..they will when they get older... I mean what do teenage boys like to get to go on their own...
gawd, i can't even think like that. he's in primary school!!
Gonna happen, we all know that... wait till the room starts to smell funny and there’s crusty old washing stashed under the bed and they ask you how to spell pornhub...
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@mariner4life said in Parenting:
@mariner4life said in Parenting:
Take their bedroom door off it’s hinges,
I’m saving that punishment for when they get a bit older. Kids love their privacy.it's really hard to take cavity sliders out...
Not if you know what your doing. I’ve done it many times, yes is a prick in a finished house but not ia possible if your willing to cut away the architrave, risk damaging the paint and face the lonely hood of never getting it back inside again...
I manage a door hanging business btw, happy to pop over at your expense to help out...
I've got one that's dropped, and i am too scared to try and fix it.
Sounds like the carriage has come away from the mounting plate ( metal thingy screwed to the door (long flat thing) )
You will need to pull it out, but seeing as your place is brand new should be under warranty.. they will just flog your off.. wait till this covid thing dies down and I’ll pop over... -
@mariner4life funnily enough nor are my kids, but it's something they have no control over once it's gone
One thing I have learnt is that everyone's 1 minute advice is to be used only as you see fit, what works for 1 family or child might not work for others.
My mates are putting in pools so as their kids get older they hope it will mean more of their friends spending time at their house - I'm stoked as our kids are similar ages and we'll quite happily send them to theirs. However I do believe a pool like anything else will lose its appeal - but at least there is a plan
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@mariner4life funnily enough nor are my kids, but it's something they have no control over once it's gone
One thing I have learnt is that everyone's 1 minute advice is to be used only as you see fit, what works for 1 family or child might not work for others.
My mates are putting in pools so as their kids get older they hope it will mean more of their friends spending time at their house - I'm stoked as our kids are similar ages and we'll quite happily send them to theirs. However I do believe a pool like anything else will lose its appeal - but at least there is a plan
mine have always had one, and they start to take it for granted. i reckon i use it more than they do.
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what works for 1 family or child might not work for others.
yep, my older one is easier to manage and accepting of punishment and less likely to do something knowing the consequences, whereas the 11 (almost 12) year old, is stubborn AF and sometimes will hand over her phone expecting us to take it when she has been an arse!
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by christ they were well behaved and helpful last night after they were left in no doubt how i felt about their recent behaviour.
See how long that lasts
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@mariner4life well an hours up so I expect the shitstorm has started again?
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@mariner4life said in Parenting:
@mariner4life funnily enough nor are my kids, but it's something they have no control over once it's gone
One thing I have learnt is that everyone's 1 minute advice is to be used only as you see fit, what works for 1 family or child might not work for others.
My mates are putting in pools so as their kids get older they hope it will mean more of their friends spending time at their house - I'm stoked as our kids are similar ages and we'll quite happily send them to theirs. However I do believe a pool like anything else will lose its appeal - but at least there is a plan
mine have always had one, and they start to take it for granted. i reckon i use it more than they do.
My father got sick of us not maintaining the pool. Threatened that if we didn't he'd remove it. I went camping for a week, came back to find extra space in the backyard.
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@Paekakboyz said in Parenting:
@mariner4life well an hours up so I expect the shitstorm has started again?
they're at school, they are someone elses problem
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Step 1 - fuck video games off.
Step 2 - make him apologise to your neighbour
I spoiled my firstborn, my daughter. I'd take her to the warehouse or toy world and buy her something every week until she was 6. My son came along and I dialed it back. My daughter up until her late teens was selfish and a sook. I started emptying her room when she was naughty - toys, books, etc - just left one teddy and her favourite blanket. It never worked though. She'd just cry and cry and cry. I'd feel guilty and move it all back in. All she learned was that dad was a grouchy but ultimate soft touch. The first time I ever got through was with her Nintendo DS. We bought them for the kids as a bribe for upending their lives and moving to Oz. She loved that thing. But she went through a period of being nasty to everyone and ruining things. Like damaging things just because. I told her if she fucked up one more thing I'd smash her DS. She tried me and I snapped it in half in front of her. It worked. She knew I was serious and it lasted for 4 glorious well behaved years...I have documented her mid to late teens and won't rehash.
My son who grew up earning the things he wants and he is defo the more cooperative of the two now. He breaks stuff more because he's clumsy and intuitive and wants to know how things work. As long as that doesn't extend to small animals I think we're good.
I've never taken the belt to the kids or given them island parenting. Don't get me wrong, I've fucken wanted to. In my experience, though it's never too late to discipline your children. You just have to find your own thing that fucks up their lives just enough to make them think about consequences. But not so much that it sends them to therapy or to a clock tower dressed like Neo from the Matrix.
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he lost his ipad after the theft incident until the end of July. Doesn't seem to have had the desired reaction given this week.
They are now ipad-less, TV-less, and Playstation-less. Lets see how that plays out.
All need to be earned back (except the eldest's ipad, which is still gone until the end of July no matter what).
I reckon that TV thing is going to bite come the weekend
