torturing your children...

I like that idea and may have to cause a ruckus by enforcing it on the nephew who lives with us.

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.

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.

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 like that idea and may have to cause a ruckus by enforcing it on the nephew who lives with us.

the no technology after 10 or the swearing at the dinner table? LOL something about swearing in front of adults all of a sudden makes them clam up.

I like that idea.... although.... does that mean i'd have to abide by that rule too ? LOL! i'm on my phone until i pass out in bed! LMAO! but my stepdaughter is on her from from when she wakes up and sleeps with it under her pillow would love to be able to have that rule LMAO!

They (two 4 year olds and a 2 year old) can't leave the table until everyone is finished eating. I eat really slowly.

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

Okay my kids are older 12 and 14. My punishment is "harsh" is 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

I start singing and dancing if I hear music from the early 90's, in public. Anyone remember Informer?

"boom boom down" ( sad that those words are the only clear ones I can remember in my head and to be truthful, they are prolly not right!)

Lol it's mostly gibberish isn't it?

I also have one for the video games...They have to earn time infront of the game by playing outside or doing other extra curricular activities...for example: My son can play 30 min of games if he is outside for 1 hour. My daughter can play her DS for 15 min if she reads for 30...yep insert eye-rolls here...

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!)

You make your 17 year old go to bed at 10pm? That in and of itself is cruel and unusual punishment :-)

I have little ones... 3 and 6. Their most dreaded punishment is loss of the TV privilege. They're pretty sure they're going to die if they don't get to watch Dora and Mighty Machines. Also, making them take all of the shoes that have collected on the first floor to the second floor is pretty horrific.

Ha! Mine has to go to bed at 10, too. Because he won't wake up to an alarm clock and it's already hard enough to drag his butt out of bed. When he learns to wake up to something besides me caterwauling in his ear and hauling the blankets off him, he can stay up later! I threatened to get an alarm clock and make it play Adele because he hates Adele, but he says he'll break it.

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!

Great rules!

I definitely plan on enforcing some sort of no technology at certain times or bedtime. That swearing at the dinner table one is hilarious!

My son is almost two and I guess the only "mean" thing right now that I do is that I...*gasp*....actually make him mind me. I can't tell you how many people say, "Oh he's fine...he's just little." Wrong. He knows right from wrong, and if he doesn't know something is wrong, that's why I'm teaching him.

@catshark209 - My favorite stations on Pandora are "Summer hits of the 90's", "90's r&b", and "90's alternative".

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

well, I enforced one of my rules today. Our 11 and 9 year old got in trouble and grounded on Saturday - No pool, no friends, no telephone, they are not allowed to stay home while I run into town to the grocery store. On top of all of this, they had to do all my usual Monday chores by themselves, while I sat and put my feet up today. They had to tear apart the kitchen, scrub counters, empty and reload the dishwasher, sweep and mop the floor, and then dust and vacuum the livingroom. They also had to take care of all the recycling and trash cans. This is a two hour job for me - it took them 2 1/2 hrs to get it done. They apologized for their actions, but they still have 3 more days of grounding.

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.

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.

Gods I wish I had this power!!|
Damn poorly wired house

Both kids, boy and girl, have to close the toilet. Not just the seat, the lid too. If I go into the bathroom and the toilet is open, I make them come back in and close it.

Also, in grade school I used to punish them by taking away all electronics. They had to go outside and play! We had a lot of fun when they got punished.