torturing your children...

caraiselite

making them brush their teeth (youd think i was murdering them)
they have to charge their own 3dses (and find them, when they inevitably lose them)

Melanie_RS

I once told my nephew that the reason Texas Chainsaw Massacre was scary was because it was based on a true story. I went into detail about how they never caught the guy, but the FBI has been tracking some guy they THINK is the killer in the neighborhood.

I also bought him a Chucky doll a few years later and put it in his room while he was sleeping

I love that kid! haha

I'm laughing! he'll definitely grow up with a very interesting sense of humor! nice!

Suzannejl

apparently my youngest(10!) was hiting and/or biting her siblings! (13,16) I told them all that what ever she does to you you have permission to do it right back in equal, not excessive, force. We don't have that problem anymore and they all have birthday's this month. ;-)

I also don't give allowances. They know how much a chore costs. If they want something, they go do the chore then ask to get paid. This week my son "needed" more equiptment for his electric guitar($60). I pointed out a 64 square foot of weeds behind our pool that needed to be pulled. It took him all day in the 100 degree weather. At noon he stopped, when I had to leave for an appt. He called and asked if he could get paid. I asked if the job was done? No job, no pay! He finished by the time I was home! Don't worry about the heat, he had the hose running on the weeds, and was in an out of the pool. ;-)

juliecat1

My children (3 year old twins) HATE, HATE, HATE it when I count... giving them a short time frame to do something in. I give them a chance to follow direction, and if they dont within a reasonable amount of time, I start the countdown. The faster I count, the faster they move. I like to experiement with speed. They always scream "NO!! DON'T COUNT, MAMA!!" as they are scrambling. Lol. I love to see how fast they can move.

Ha! Mine too! They hate it do much I realised recently I don't even have to count. I can just hold up my index finger and shoot the look. By the time the second finger goes up they're in full scramble.

I limit their time on electronic devices and they act like I'm killing them. I swear...
Unplug children! Go outside! Run and jump and be silly with me.

My son is obsessed with minecraft. I have a rule that he must talk about something other than minecraft at dinner. Oh. and we always eat at the table together unless we're having a fun dinner night.

Theresafinallygetsitright

Okay my kids are older 12 and 14. My punishment is "harsh" in kid language. I make them listen to my kind of music. You know the music from the 70-80-90's. Mawuahh ha ha ha ha *evil laugh* The power old cd's have and the amount of joy...*ahem *I mean parental guidance I am giving them, makes the groaning, moaning and eye-rolling all worth it. O_o

Funny thing is they will love it when they are adults and remember those times you tortured them with it - I feel that way about old country music that my grandfather tortured me with

weighlossforbaby

I don't have kids but my mom made us eat at the table as a family every night, couldn't watch tv during the day so she made us play outside, only could watch g-rated movies til we were 18 (hahaha), bed at 8 pm (even when we were teenagers lol), never had cell phones (I got my first one when I was 25 after I got married), couldn't have a bf (my older sister was a rebel and snuck out to stay out with her bf when she was a teenager so my sister and I never dated boys) til I was 23 when I met him online and married him a year later at 24 years old.

I have a dog furbaby, 2 goat kids, and a kitten

farmgirlh

My children (3 year old twins) HATE, HATE, HATE it when I count... giving them a short time frame to do something in. I give them a chance to follow direction, and if they dont within a reasonable amount of time, I start the countdown. The faster I count, the faster they move. I like to experiement with speed. They always scream "NO!! DON'T COUNT, MAMA!!" as they are scrambling. Lol. I love to see how fast they can move.

I count too, they have to 3....I rarely get to 3. I take away the DSi, no fishing trips, all of the most favorite things when they are acting up. They are really good boys 80% of the time.

kmm7309

My kids are teens and they are only allowed to swear while playing video games (but they don't have headsets so nobody else can hear them!). I don't really see the problem with swearing in the privacy of your home, and I feel like it creates a sense of compartmentalizing stress. They cuss when they get frustrated, but that's the end of it. It doesn't go anywhere else once the game is off.

Tashmayes

My 2.5 year old hates when i sing....so now I do it really loud!

My kids hate my singing too. They aren't fond of my dancing either.

I can`t wait to pull it out when they are teenagers!

gmann1973

I hide the cord to the PS3..... but E is 15 (been just me and him since he was 4, hes my best friend) and sometimes I do it just for fun lol

kdeaux1959

Just wondering what "mean" thing you do to your children...for instance at 10 pm we have a rule that our 17 year old daughter turn off her phone and ipad and leave it in the hallway by our bedroom...and then it's time for bed. This ensures no texting or interrupted sleep. (awful isn't it!)

we also have a rule that you can only swear at the dinner table too. But so far, she hasn't done it.

mean parents!

The No swearing rule @ our house applies at the dinner table as well.. however, I like the other two ideas!

bunnyklutz

My four year old son reacts the same way! Its like he thinks his world is ending if I were to ever get to three. Great way to get him moving, though I have no idea what I'm going to do when the day comes that I get to three and he goes "what now" lol.

My children (3 year old twins) HATE, HATE, HATE it when I count... giving them a short time frame to do something in. I give them a chance to follow direction, and if they dont within a reasonable amount of time, I start the countdown. The faster I count, the faster they move. I like to experiement with speed. They always scream "NO!! DON'T COUNT, MAMA!!" as they are scrambling. Lol. I love to see how fast they can move.

LastMinuteMama

making them brush their teeth (youd think i was murdering them)
they have to charge their own 3dses (and find them, when they inevitably lose them)

Mine are the same about brushing their teeth & their DSes! Can't tell you how many times I've said, "If you put them away..." Well, I'm sure you know the rest.

Dinner time is another (really any meal time) My kids hate to eat, even if it's something they've asked for...They think they have better things to do....

rainsrabble

These are hilarious. My kids are gonna hate when I try some of this. When one of my daughters is in trouble I send her to her room. She loves being the center of attention and nothing gets under her skin more than being isolated. However, my other daughter loves her alone time and when she's in trouble I ground her to my side. She wants to go and pout in her room but she doesn't get to. Instead she has to follow me around all day and night and even sleep in my room.

Maurice1966

I sing lullabies to him, badly - 10yo boy

Melanie_RS

oh and no mumbling. if our daughter is mumbling on purpose it costs her a dollar. She's a money hoarder, so this hurts! LOL If we have to say "what?" and she mumbles again, we say, "go get a dollar" i love it. bahahahah

lil_bit_crazy

Exhausted. I'll entertain y'all tomorrow with my evil ways

emnk5308

Is there a Dear Abby in the house? NO, this is a diet blog.

Chit Chat, FUN, and Games. This board, post what every you want here.

AndiJoy812

My teens keep their rooms clean. Why? Because when they were each at the 10-11 year-old stage when their rooms were a pit, I gave them a choice. Pick up your room, or I will do it for you. They, of course, didn't do it, so while they were in school, I went and put everything that was out into a trash bag. Trash, clothes (clean and dirty), homework, toys...you name it. If it wasn't put away, it went into the trash bag. They then had to "earn back" their stuff by having good days where they got all of their chores done and got along with their brothers and sister. They could choose two items out of the bag for every good day.
It only took once, and now when I tell them to go check their rooms, they are immediately clean.

Also, since I cook, they clean the kitchen. They are 14, 16, and 18...old enough to do a good job. If I pull out a dirty dish from the cabinet, they get a warning. The next time, they have to clean every single thing in the kitchen by hand (no dishwasher). My boys will rush through just the get the kitchen done, and will put dirty pots/pans, plates, and silverware back into the cabinets and it drives me crazy. You would think after doing this once, they would have learned to double check the dishes before they put them away, but they have done it 3 times. I refuse to let someone in our house become ill due to laziness. Harsh? Yes. Necessary? Absolutely. Another rule in our house is if you cook, you don't clean. You would think one of them would want to learn how to cook just to get out of cleaning, but no dice.

verapamil

Recently we have started turning the electricity off in their room via fuse box at a certain time at night. At that point, all portable devices come out of their room as well. (The fuse we flip does not affect their lights or AC unit). They are NOT allowed to turn it back on the next day. Only parents can touch it. Do not ask to have turned on until you have completed your chores and have eaten breakfast.

Do not ask me to take you anywhere until these conditions are met.

My kids do the laundry and kitchen and their rooms. The youngest cleans their toilet since he was the sprayer. (Parents have plenty of chores left over--don't worry).

Do not hang clothes up sloppy or you will redo it. Do not put dishes away improperly or you will redo it.

I do most of the cooking but I do pay my middle child, who shows an interest, for every meal he offers and cooks.

My youngest can go outside when he finishes his chores but he must report where he will be and check in every hour. (Too many times of having to search for him for too long that lead to this rule).

During the school year, electronics can be earned after dinner and bathes if homework and chores have been completed and verified. Before dinner, outside play is earned after chores and dinner is verified.

I basically limit how often they have after school activities. Routine is very important and my kids need more support in getting their school work accomplished. Now that my oldest is finally able to handle both school and other activities, he gets a little more leeway here as long as he keeps up his grades and homework. During the summer, they can sign up for more.

My oldest is 16 but due to recent and past actions, he can only go places that have parental or staff (teen center) supervision. I will check. Having said that, I do allow him to have an active social life, particularly on weekends and in the summer.

Amazing!! I aspire to be like you when I have kids

gmann1973

Is there a Dear Abby in the house? NO, this is a diet blog. Duh

Its also not the COMPLAINT DEPT. no one MADE you come into this post

gussie1026

Yes she will!!

beeker75

Just wondering what "mean" thing you do to your children...for instance at 10 pm we have a rule that our 17 year old daughter turn off her phone and ipad and leave it in the hallway by our bedroom...and then it's time for bed. This ensures no texting or interrupted sleep. (awful isn't it!)

we also have a rule that you can only swear at the dinner table too. But so far, she hasn't done it.

mean parents!

Mean, horrible, aweful....We did the same thing We need more parents like us in the world....

mrsjennifermaffei

OMG OP, I'm doing that when my daughter is a teenager....nice one!

Well today, my 5 year old was jumping on our bed and it slowly pushed the top mattress about 10 inches off position. I asked her why she did it and she lied to me saying it wasn't her. So I had to be the "mean" one and put her in the corner for 2 minutes to think about her punishment. Needless to say she was able to recite back what she did wrong and she stopped what she was doing.

My 5 year old is a typical kid her age, just trying to get away with whatever she can when she's in trouble....the teenage years are sure to be fun lmao.

nerdmaker

I'm so glad to see someone else uses the "old" music torture. When my preteen daughter cops attitude with me in the car, I pop in AC/DC or some other heavy metal. Most kids HATE that kind of music! I get a lot less attitude while driving which I think improves my driving skills. All she's got to do is see my hand going for the cd and she gets quiet. After a few minutes, she's talking nicely and telling me about her day. It's almost become a joke now between us.

cobracars

Oh I love this one. Gotta try it on my son.
If I see my son peed outside the toilet ( as most males do ) I make him clean it. Then mop. Also he has to lower the seat. One day my future daughter in law will thank me!

I don't know what kind of males you are accustomed to in your life, but NO, we don't all pee outside the toilet. That's just nasty.

catshark209

Oh I love this one. Gotta try it on my son.
If I see my son peed outside the toilet ( as most males do ) I make him clean it. Then mop. Also he has to lower the seat. One day my future daughter in law will thank me!

I don't know what kind of males you are accustomed to in your life, but NO, we don't all pee outside the toilet. That's just nasty.

Well he doesn't straight up urinate in the corner behind the toilet, it's the splash or sprinkles or whatever.

RainxPain

I never really had much of a punishment other than beatings and verbal "abuse".

cheshirequeen

when my 3 year old does something wrong, i do what he does, sits on the couch, cross my arms, and go, im mad and pout. he stops doing whatever he was doing bad. then he goes, no mommy mad, i sorry mama, hugs, and then kisses me. i try so hard not to laugh.

cheshirequeen

i also do exactly what my parents did when i was younger. their punishment was to make me watch their tv programs with them, oh, dare i say it, the news. i make the 3 year old do that too.