Me: What is the rule about riding your scooter?
Her: Don't ride in the street.
Me: Right. And you rode in the street anyway. That's very dangerous. I wouldn't want you to get hit by a car.
Her: (w i d e eyes looking into mine)
Me: You may not ride your scooter for one week because you broke the rule.
Her: So, can I ride my scooter tomorrow?
Me: No, not for one week. That's seven days. Today is Thursday. You may not ride your scooter on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday.
Her: So, can I ride my scooter the day after tomorrow?
Me: Here, let me draw it out for you.
Her: Oh.
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18 comments:
Great idea! Visuals can be very powerful!
i am such a freak about streets and cars. i love the drawing!! very concrete. xo
Great, Great blog!
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Very creative. Thanks for making me smile...I may have to try this out on my four year old...not sure she'll get it yet. Have a GREAT weekend (scooter-free), Amy
It's so hard for them to get a good grasp on the concept of time. You did a great job illustrating it (esp the scooter)! Love your blog!
Funny! Great way to save your sanity. You must be a very understanding and patient mama to know she needed a little help visualizing a week. Kids sense of time is much different from ours.
love this chrissie! great idea. and way to go on implementing appropriate consequences.
MY kids need visuals too. This is a great idea so that they can see it.
i need one for number of days i cannot have chocolate. :-)
haha, it's so hard explaining time to them. my son is the same way. If he doesn't see it; he doesn't get it.
perfect way to explain it, good job mamma!
How did you keep a straight face? What a precious jewel of a conversation! Glad you shared it with us, thanks! :)
I love your blog! I have an idea for a summer project. I haven't really documented it online very well (I got it froma rainy day saturday book) but the general gist is this:
1) Quart milk container, cut to be 4 inches tall
2) plant a bunch of radish seeds in it, leaving about an inch of space at the top
3) decorate the outside with paper and a Mr.potato head style face (with my nephews I plan to use foam face pcs)
4) when the radishes grow, they look like hair!
A homemade chia pet.
I reference my project a few times here:
http://shamrock80.blogspot.com/search?q=hairy+harry
perfect!!
That is hilarious! I love the dialogue. I could still use that with Madison!!
Love the drawing. We do the same type things with trips, special events, etc. I tell mine that the car will squash them like a bug- and that usually gets the wide eyes, too! :)
Great idea! The best, most effective things are simple & straightforward like this.
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