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Originally Posted by ilfan96
My 8yr old ds sounds alot like your Ava. I do use a schedule with him...it is not strictly structured throughout the day in the sense that I have every half hour of every day scheduled, but there is a morning routine, evening routine, etc. By having things scheduled, it tends to cut down on arguments. It is hard for him to argue with me about a written schedule. My other kids don't have as much of a need for a written schedule. They follow the same general routine as my 8yr old, but are not nearly as argumentative as he can sometimes be.
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Well, I always thought that if I had one "spirited" child the next one would be much easier
Then we had Stephanie- the happier version of Ava, but just as stubborn! Today she was playing with some children and I told her we were leaving in five minutes- to which she responded, "Mo-om! I'm playing with my friends! Okay?!" It's a good thing I have Ava to work out my mistakes.
I even made a chore chart for stephanie today...she wants to be just like her big sister. I figure we'll start earlier on her!
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