Originally Posted by Thriftylady:
I need a break from the constant talking lol.
by my knowledge if you take a break now it will not help to solve the problem. If it would me ... I would prefer to continue talking about the rule, even more then did it before. I also never clean up a mess after children. They do it. Always. It doesn't matter how big mess is.
Punishment can help only temporally. I constantly demonstrate to children that breaking any rules here is unacceptable. As a result they stop to break my rules.
I don't take toys away, don't reduce amount of toys, don't punish. I teach them respect and follow my rules and directions. When they learn it I take a break.
I have 12 children here. 9 of them started my program three months ago. During the first two months I was talking non-stop. It is necessary to work very hard before to get a permanent result. If you get that result you can take a break. If you take the break too early you will need to start again from the beginning.