Still Stay Safe and Nerdy This Halloween! 🎃 👻
This year many people are vaccinated, but there is one group that hasn't been able to receive any vaccinations yet (kids). Here's what we learned from last year's pandemic Halloween.
Rules
This series covers the Prentice Family Human Creation and Development Group's Policies and Procedures Manual or what most families call "the rules". As my kids started getting older, I thought there might be some benefit to writing down some of the most important rules their mother and I throw at them. There turned out to be many benefits and these posts aim to highlight a few.
Just Say No to Saying No (Too Often) 🚫
Encourage learning through experiment by thinking twice about telling your kids "no," even (or especially) if you’re angry.
The Nerdy Approach to Incentivizing Chores 🧹
Section 5 of the Prentice Family Policies and Procedures specifically relates to points-based rewards and fines.
Iteratively Softening the Shock of Letting Your Kids Roam Free 🗺
As scary as it is, at some point in their lives all parents need to start letting their kids explore the world without their direct supervision.
Gamifying Cleanup with Clause 2 Subsection 4: The Cleanup and Reward Dice 🎲
One of the constant struggles I've had with the rules at our house is incentivizing clean up in a more fun and exciting way. Here's my gamified solution.
Get your kids to eat their dinner with gamified, time-limited rewards 🥦 → 🍬
I've noticed the last few days, maybe longer, that my two younger kids (2.7 and 4.5) haven't been doing a great job of finishing their dinner.
Stay Safe and Nerdy This Halloween! 🎃 👻
Well, we've decided to give trick-or-treating a try tomorrow. This took a fair bit of thought because of the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in our area, but I think it will be workable with a few additions to our family Policies and Procedures manual.
Policies and Procedures 📜
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