Reparenting
Let’s just say that our kids have been whining and crying since we have gotten home.
I just had to lay the law down and they all fell apart in one giant swoop.
I started unpacking the car and without saying anything they knew it was over.
After 2 minutes of begging I let them off the hook.
Needless to say they have been saints since.
Not my normal parenting style but we are outta time and I had to drop the hammer.
When you are away from your kids for a few days, how long does it take to get them back “trained”?
Los
RAIN IT DOWN
Well played. You gotta do some serious follow-through just to prove you will at times!
A dad's gotta do what a dad's gotta do.
So did the kids fall apart, or did dad fall apart? Hmmm?
Word. What Tami said. Actions speak louder than words.
peace|dewde
we get our girl back inline in 2-3 day our dog on the other hand 3-4 weeks he is crazy
i can say I understand except instead of 3 girls, I raised 4 boys.. as far as how long it takes to get them back "trained" kind of hard since they are all scattered now, in ministries and each in a different state. Love your honesty, raising kids can make you pull your hair out at times, but i wouldn't take anything for it.
2 min. & 2 sec. cuz after that, I have a meltdown
it normally takes about 3-4 days for us… although some new habits never change after a week at grandmas!!
It's a 1:1 ratio. If they were with the grandparents for the weekend, by Wednesday they would be turning the corner. When we were gone for 10 days during our move last year, it took about 10-14 days.
It takes a few days to get our kids back to normal. It seems that we have to reteach the word “no” after every trip away from our kids – a word they don’t hear much at the grandparents house.
We refer to it as "grandparent detox". Unfortunately it usually takes a few days! Hope you all have a blast.
At least a few days…sometimes our pubescent 11 yr old girl can take a week if we are gone for more than a couple days.
Okay, I first read your blog title and thought it said "Repenting" instead of "Reparenting" and I had ot laugh, because it often takes a lot of that on my part during detox.
Although it only takes my three a day which is a testament to how wonderful my parents are with them. They work really hard to keep schedules and rules similar to when our kids are with us.
That's funny, like Angie, when I clicked on your post from my reader I thought it said repainting. When the girls go to my mother-in-laws for a sleepover and we get them back, it takes 3-4 hours to gain control back. Their Grammy likes to spoil them. Its all good. It works real well when they come home at bed time. They know we don't play when it comes time to their bed time. They go to bed and wake up like the angels we know, well not all the time. It does not work as well when we get them back moments before a worship service or Sunday school.
About a year ago, we lived with Grandma while my wife was in basic training and AIT. We were there for about 8 months. Like I said, that was a year ago and we’re still working on getting them back on track!
Gotta love those Grandmas!
Sounds like to me they where begging for me to come spend some time with them again.
Aww.. hahaha. CUUTE!!! It was so fun meeting you in the REAL life. Brian and i are gonna hit you up when we're in town.
hopefully soon!!
That's why you should not get on a plane and go away with out your children, you wouldn't have these problems would you?
bahaha!hey los, just wait until they get to be teens…
This is so much harder when you add in a blended family element… when my daughter would come home from a visit with her dad I had to exercise a lot of grace and create a 'transitional routine'. I think that got us up and running within 24 hrs because I didn't have a lot of time or support as a single mom. We were a team, me & the kid so we had to stay loved up and ready for the worse