Guest guest Posted October 16, 2002 Report Share Posted October 16, 2002 Last night after I got home from work we told Mark to clean up his toys in the living room. Usually I help him, and then he is more than willing to help with the picking up. Last night suggested seeing if Mark would do it by himself. HE DID! I couldn't believe it. Of course I had to give him step by step instructions as he went. Like " Pick up that truck and put it in the yellow bucket. " I did this for every toy. But he actually did it. At first when we told him to pick up he kept saying " help " over and over. Well he is used to me always helping him. And at first he didn't want to do it at all, so I used enthusiasm in my voice to make it sound fun. That worked. After he was done he got a treat for doing such a great job! Tina W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2002 Report Share Posted October 17, 2002 > Last night after I got home from work we told Mark to clean up his > toys in the living room. Usually I help him, and then he is more > than willing to help with the picking up. Last night suggested > seeing if Mark would do it by himself. HE DID! I couldn't believe > it. Of course I had to give him step by step instructions as he > went. Like " Pick up that truck and put it in the yellow bucket. " I > did this for every toy. But he actually did it. That is FABULOUS, Tina! Now you can make it his JOB to clean up the toys before bed every night! When I started making clean up his toys, I needed to give him verbal instructions too. But now, I can say, " pick up your toys and put them in the bucket " and walk out of the room -- and when I come back, it's done! You're on the way to a cleaner house, woman! And a kid who understands 'helping out'! Jacquie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2002 Report Share Posted October 17, 2002 WTG Mark!! Can you send him over here to give Andy a few pointers ??? Ali ;-) Tina wrote:Last night after I got home from work we told Mark to clean up his toys in the living room. Usually I help him, and then he is more than willing to help with the picking up. Last night suggested seeing if Mark would do it by himself. HE DID! I couldn't believe it. Of course I had to give him step by step instructions as he went. Like " Pick up that truck and put it in the yellow bucket. " I did this for every toy. But he actually did it. At first when we told him to pick up he kept saying " help " over and over. Well he is used to me always helping him. And at first he didn't want to do it at all, so I used enthusiasm in my voice to make it sound fun. That worked. After he was done he got a treat for doing such a great job! Tina W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2002 Report Share Posted October 17, 2002 I'm jealous!! Even now, wants help! I think it's because he gets so many things out that he overwhelms himself and just doesn't know what to do. Way to go Mark!! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2002 Report Share Posted October 17, 2002 > You're on the way to a cleaner house, woman! And a kid who understands > 'helping out'! > > Jacquie A cleaner house would be nice!! ) One thing Mark loves to do is to help. When I do dishes he has to be right there " helping " . When I unpack groceries and put them away, he has to help put them away. And he does a pretty good job at remembering where everything goes. For example when I was handing him stuff for in the fridge the other day I handed him some shredded cheese. I figured he would just set it somewhere in the fridge and I would have to go back later when he wasn't looking and put it where it belongs, but no....he opened the cheese drawer and put it in there. I was amazed! Tina W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2002 Report Share Posted October 17, 2002 > > WTG Mark!! Can you send him over here to give Andy a few pointers ??? > > Ali ;-) The only pointer that I know of is that I've always tried to make cleaning up toys into a game or make it something fun. It was always something we did together, and for some strange reason Mark liked it. (Not that I'm complaining). But I've been doing this with him since he was old enough to walk. Tina W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2002 Report Share Posted October 19, 2002 Good Job Tina!!! Penny WOW!!!! Last night after I got home from work we told Mark to clean up his toys in the living room. Usually I help him, and then he is more than willing to help with the picking up. Last night suggested seeing if Mark would do it by himself. HE DID! I couldn't believe it. Of course I had to give him step by step instructions as he went. Like " Pick up that truck and put it in the yellow bucket. " I did this for every toy. But he actually did it. At first when we told him to pick up he kept saying " help " over and over. Well he is used to me always helping him. And at first he didn't want to do it at all, so I used enthusiasm in my voice to make it sound fun. That worked. After he was done he got a treat for doing such a great job! Tina W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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