Originally Posted by jojosmommy:
If a child refuses to get ready I leave it to the parent to get them ready. If they cant get it handled in a few min then I tell them to leave without their kid. "I see *** wont get ready and Im sure your busy (wink) why dont you go and maybe ***x will be ready later." Every kid gets ready in 2 seconds flat and only once have I ever had a kid try that nonsense again. We watched as mom drove away. Tough love. Mom returned after a spin around the block and that kid is the best behaved now. Finally believes im serious and mom is too.
word of warning: I tried this a few years ago. The kid waved goodbye to mom with a smile on his face.
I thought it was a super idea at the time but I totally did not anticipate the kid not caring.
