Sometimes, when we're out, Joash and Jayna will be petitioning to get "4 times" or "5 times". I see the puzzled looks from strangers and I can hazard a guess that it sounds crazy since it is almost as if they are asking to be spanked or something! LOL
Don't worry. It's nothing like that. On the contrary, this is a reward system that Joshua came up with while I was pregnant so as to motivate the children to obey him more. You see, they get to be thrown into the air and caught by their strong Daddy at the end of the day. Each child gets 3 times of that as the standard. If they do something extra out of their own initiative, they get one extra time for each significant act. If they misbehave, they have one time deducted for each misdeed.
Doing what is expected does not earn them anything: making their beds, wearing their own clothes, putting dirty clothes into the laundry boxes, keeping their toys, throwing their own trash, watching over the younger siblings, cleaning up after themselves, taking care of their own personal hygiene etc. Doing something beyond without being asked will get them their reward: helping to do the laundry, keeping all the toys including the ones played by other siblings on his/her own, pacifying a crying sibling, massaging a parent, bathing on his/her own, washing their own cups etc.
I must say that I'm impressed with how well this system works. It not only helps to build a closer relationship between Joshua and the kids, it also gives him the daily exercise that he needs. LOL But as the children grow older and heavier, I wonder how long more my husband can keep this up. :P
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