Jun. 11, 2006 - What Has Worked for Me
1. Doorposts "If Then" chart and all their materials are wonderful for
keeping your family going in the same direction spiritually and makes
it so much easier to keep discipline consistent. http://www.doorposts.net/Default.asp
2. This past year I used a race track and put my children's names on
cars. Then, there was a little enevelope of checkered flags. I also
had a "garage" in the middle of the track and a "pits" to the side. If
my child did something wrong, they got a flag. Next time they got a
flag they went in the garage, and the next time they did something
wrong they got in the pits and had to copy scriptures or write
sentences. I don't spank my autistic children all the time because
they can't make the connection always and it escalates their rage. So
I have found visual reminders like this work well, and they really "get
it." They get very upset about getting a flag on their car. Usually I just have to warn them once about getting a flag if they don't stop a certain behavior! They hate those flags!
3. I have a jar and everytime I have a praise to give someone for a
"job well done" I put a marble in it. When the jar is full we go out
for some kind of special treat -- a movie, or ice cream or pizza or
something like that.
4. The "If Then" chart works wonders, too, and I use this with my neuro-typical children with wonderful success!!
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I have 5 children and three grandchildren. My oldest two children are married with children of their own. My youngest three are still at home. My middle child is 15 has bipolar, semantic-pragmatic disorder, hypothyroidism, adhd, dyslexia, giftedness and other issues. My youngest children, twins, are 11 and have autism, mental retardation, communication disorder, and all the behaviors that go with those lovely diagnoses!
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