So I’m all about natural consequences- I tell my students, if you don’t study for a test, you may fail. Natural consequence. Going over the speed limit, you may get a ticket. Natural consequence. My children have learned some natural consequences in unpleasant ways.
My 16 year old daughter continued to just open our bedroom door without knocking. After telling her numerous times to knock before she comes in, she then started to knock AS she opened the door. Still did not quite understand the concept of “knocking BEFORE entering”. One evening after we had all gone to bed (so I thought) and my husband and I were in bed together, she attempted to knock while entering! Let’s just say she experienced “natural consequences”. I’m going to leave it at that. She no longer enters before knocking-🤦🏼♀️
One thing you will learn about my son is that one of the hardest tasks is getting him to go to bed and to wake up on time. I am not one who walks about the house freely and unclothed, but I do occasionally like to air dry after I get out of the shower on nights when everybody else is supposed to be asleep in bed. l often switch the laundry around while I do this. As I’m in the laundry room I’m thinking, “I hope Tripp is asleep because if he’s not and he leaves his room he’s going to be in for a shock!” Call it manifestation, call it parenting intuition, call it whatever the hell you want! The next thing I hear is “Mom! Why are you naked?!” People, that’s natural consequences. The image my son experienced of his naked mother doing laundry should be enough to keep his ass in bed at night!
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