Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Update on Our Magic

Update on Our Magic

  

We are currently on day 3 of Magic 1, 2, 3.  Day 1 was great.  We never reached 3.  The kids were excited about it.  All was well with the world.
Yesterday, we had a big day and were out and about all day long.  Reed was fine, but Cole was testy.  Because we were with other people, it was inconvenient to do a time-out there, so I did a suggested Time Out Alternative and removed “technology time” from today.  He ended up losing 45 minutes, but was surprisingly OK with it this morning when I informed him his time was up.
He just finished his first time out of the day (it’s 8:49 AM) after throwing a little tantrum.  So far, we have mixed results, but I know it will take time for him to know I’m serious and to develop the self-control necessary to stop at 1 or 2.  I like that I’m not raising my voice or getting into a power struggle with him.  I’ll keep updating every few days or as we have any big successes or pitfalls.

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