It’s my turn, it’s my week!
October 3, 2009 by Christine Gooding
Filed under Parenting
Do you find yourself playing referee whenever the kids start fighting over who gets to hold the remote, who gets to pick where Sunday’s family dinner will be, who gets to choose what video game to play first? Perhaps declaring a week for each kid can help.
Image credit: D Sharon Pruitt
Each kid can be that week’s decision maker. The following week, the next kid plays decision maker. Each one gets his turn calling the shots, while helping teach the other kid patience.
Be there to guide them at first and explain how “It’s my turn, it’s my week!” works. It might get a bit ugly in the beginning — a week is a long time in a kid’s calendar! If the week turns out to be too long indeed, try a daily “It’s my turn” exercise. Hopefully, it works out and teaches kids cooperation, and saves you some headaches playing referee too!
