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I took all of the toys away from my dc kiddos this week. For four days they have had books and 8 stuffies. Finally today I think they figured it out! happyface. They picked up everything on their own, only took one book at a time, and there has been no hitting, shoving, or screaming. I rewarded them with the blocks and they have been building for 45 min! Yeah for a great Friday! :ouch:

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deprivation can be a good motivator.... ;)

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likethis Earning toys is an intrinsic motivator to learning.

Awesome.....:p:lol:

Originally Posted by jessrlee:
I took all of the toys away from my dc kiddos this week. For four days they have had books and 8 stuffies. Finally today I think they figured it out! happyface. They picked up everything on their own, only took one book at a time, and there has been no hitting, shoving, or screaming. I rewarded them with the blocks and they have been building for 45 min! Yeah for a great Friday! :ouch:

I have done this same thing lately. Although mine is due to illnesses, runny noses, coughs, toddlers putting everything in their mouths- ughh!!!

id like to take all the toys away........... ah to dream

I've done it too. Works like a champ. Mine started to throw, crack and break stuff until I took everything away except the baby toys. They got the point right away.

Originally Posted by jessrlee:
I took all of the toys away from my dc kiddos this week. For four days they have had books and 8 stuffies. Finally today I think they figured it out! happyface. They picked up everything on their own, only took one book at a time, and there has been no hitting, shoving, or screaming. I rewarded them with the blocks and they have been building for 45 min! Yeah for a great Friday! :ouch:

Congrats! That makes for a great weekend! happyface