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By Kristen 7 Comments

My Kids Are Driving Me Crazy!

my kids are driving me crazy

 

Help!  My Kids Are Driving Me Crazy!

Every once in a while Mr. BKHM and I realize that things are not going that well at our house.  Kids are not listening, back talking is occurring, directions are being repeated and repeated, etc, etc….. in short – I feel like I’m losing my mind.

Please note that my husband is completely on board with parenting; he’s just not the one home during the day.

So, I declare that it’s Back-to-Basics time!  Time for me to get  my act together!  

My parenting goals are for me to be clear, consistent, and explain consequences first.

I’m basically trying to stop the craziness and get us all back on track.  So focusing on making my no mean no and my yes mean yes.

I will tell you that the first few days of being consistent are always miserable.  It’s so hard to follow through on each and every thing!  When my husband came through the door on Tuesday night, I cheered! It’s not easy on anyone, there are sometimes tears.  In the end, it’s all worth it!

 

What was driving me crazy:

My husband and I decided that the two areas that were bugging-us-to- no-end were getting ready for dinner and the bedtime routine.  We felt as if they were causing US undue stress.  We were nagging *gasp*, repeating ourselves, and getting frustrated!
What should have been 2 easy tasks, were driving us bonkers!

Changes made last weekend at our house:

So, my husband and I hammered out our plan.  Nothing fancy, just me and a Crayola Marker.

1.  Meal Time Routine:

driving me crazy - a written routine helps
Completing our simple dinner routine = dessert (fruit, cookie, or snack)

 

2.  Nighttime Routine:

nighttime routine when the kids are driving me crazy
Completing the bedtime routine + shower = more story time

 

No More Crazy Mom!

Both plans are already working!  We’ve put the responsibility on the kids, the instructions on the paper, and made the consequences clear.  I can just point to the paper if there are questions (no more crazy mom).

Expectations and rewards are known by everyone!

Why, oh why, did I drag my feet in making a plan?  It took no time, a little instruction, and is easy to implement.  Now we just have to follow through!
Here’s to less crazy parents!

Click here for more parenting ideas that will keep you from going crazy:

Consequences Chart: Toddlers to Teens
Teaching Children Responsibility: Countdown To Independence
Life Skills For Kids
5 Love Languages Test For Kids
Bucket Filler Book for Families
Parenting The Connected Generation

 

……………

Moms with boys – you’ll get this one:  I also wrote with a dry erase marker on the underside of the toilet seat:  “Please Flush Me!” (I’ll spare you the picture).  No one has found it yet, so either they’re not flushing or not lifting the seat!  aaaahhhh!

 

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About Kristen

Kristen is an Elementary Reading Specialist. She is the owner / author behind Busy Kids Happy Mom, a site dedicated to fun, practical, and purposeful activities to do with your kids. Follow Kristen on Facebook, Pinterest, and subscribe for updates.

What People Are Saying

  1. Andrea says

    at 10:44 pm

    Love it!

    Reply
  2. Susan Case says

    at 1:37 pm

    Good Ideas. My daughter loves to check off her chore sheet. I’m willing to pay her a little money to do just about anything. Whatever works. Love your posters.

    Reply
  3. Kimberly Sminkey says

    at 5:32 pm

    I love this! My two are about driving us nuts as well… simply put, we need to get back to basics as well- no doesn’t seem to mean no anymore… it seems to just set the kids into a half hour whine and plead party! Thanks for sharing this with us at tip toe thru tuesday!

    Ps, I get you about that boy meets flush thing!

    Reply
  4. HappyAndersons says

    at 3:09 pm

    Such a good idea!

    Reply
  5. The Monko says

    at 3:58 am

    haha the horror of them not finding your reminder made me laugh out loud!

    Reply
  6. Manny says

    at 6:29 pm

    Love this. It can be so easy for things to gradually lose your grip on the household — you repeat one instruction, miss one consequence, etc., and the next thing you know, it’s chaos. Retooling and getting back to basics is a great way to regain control. Well done.

    Reply
  7. Michele Sirois says

    at 1:37 pm

    This is great, thank you! Gotta good laugh about the dry erase marker/toilet seat/flushing!

    Reply

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