Crime and Punishment
Liv has been acting up quite a bit and normally we use time outs or other diversionary tactics, but this time she did something pretty dangerous and we wanted her to understand how important it is for her to listen and react when we're trying to keep her safe.
Jenny talked with Liv about punishments, and described how different families approach punishment and what those punishments might include. Jenny told l Liv that some family's use time-outs, some spank, some take privileges away, etc. Liv jumped in and said "If you spanked my butt that would be RUDE." That, of course, sent Jenny off laughing.
Anyway, when I got home we had the family talk and we decided that Liv would forgo her Friday special treat, she would loose her "watch a program" privilege, and she'd loose her "Lightening Cars" (her Lightening McQueen Die Cast cars -- her most prized possession).
Initially she seems like she could care less, but as she walked through the living room and saw her cars on the mantle (we put them where she soul see them) she would go into momentary agony mode. It was tough on her, but it seems to have made a big impression, and we now have a mutually understood action to escalate to if necessary.



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