quote:Originally posted by TxMom:
Hi!
First, I made them write an essay about the problem and how they were going to fix it. They were grounded until it was done. Then, I taped the essay on their bathroom mirror for the rest of the season. Finally, I told them I would pull them off the field immediately if I ever saw it again. Sometimes I had to get up and stand by the fence to remind them to keep it in check. They still laugh about it to this day, but it worked.
I smiled when I read this mom. I used this sort of technique with my kids also. I have an essay in my bedroom (if you want to call a paragraph or two an essay) that I made my son write when he was eight or nine in regards to showing respect to people. That sort of discipline is much more memorable and impacting than some other more commonly used stragies.... and can leave a great memory for all involved!