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What a weekend

I planned the weekend in advance of art and crafts as it said it was raining so I had alot of things planned to do.
First we made breakfast kids buttered there own toast with jam made lost of mess but they had fun and so did I.
We then got to the arts and craft bit and I gave kids 3 choices on what we could be and they decided to decorate the love home sign after 45 minutes baby woke for a bottle so I left my kids to carry on. Big mistake that was
5 lots of 200g for this everywhere takes me ages to clear it. Tea time and then we did some reading before bed they go bed in a good mood in the end.
My 4 year old woke at 4 ish in morning and I tell her to go back to bed but I don't think she did instead at 6 ish in morning I wake up to this lovely art work all over my bathroom
The form can is now empty my body wash gone and the stamps for the toilet. Bear in mind this stuff if out of reach of my 4 year old so her sister who is 6 got these down for her. I have removed everything out of the bathroom into a locked cupboard for there safety. They haven't touched this stuff before and I did make them clean the bathroom up.
I did want to beat them round the house for this but didn't. After they had cleaned it I did give them a tiny reward for doing this maybe I'm wrong but if you are giving them attention for doing bad with bad it's not good.
I did give them both a talking too and I did get an apology.
Was I right in how I handled it, what could I have done differently.
These kind of behaviour is being more and more is stressing me out so much I have a lock on kitchen door so they can't come down and steal food now this.
And before people say I don't spend time with my kids I do alot with my kids love spending time with them just don't understand why they do things like this they do have toys books more teddies then anything and they choose to do this
Matt85 · 36-40, M
I'm not a parent but I was a kid once.. I'm glad you didn't slep em round the head. :)
MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@Matt85 I don't believe hitting fixes anything just gives them more negative to think about so I made them clean it fun for them
Matt85 · 36-40, M
@MiraRoss Good tactic. I think just hitting kids makes them catastrophise later in life when dealing with authority figures.
MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@Matt85 if you acknowledge the bad they will do it more
Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
If you teach them good behavior gets you something positive,as you cleaned the bathroom,they will eventually learn it's better to do something positive,then have a negative consequences for doing something naughty.

All kids do silly, unpredictable things,they are not worse or better than other children.
They are learning and your thier first teacher.
I think you did good.
MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@Justmeraeagain I didn't clean the bathroom the girls did and did a great job too. Yes they have to learn right from wrong they don't know what is right or wrong to do they are learning still
Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
@MiraRoss what I meant is they cleaned the bathroom so they got a reward... they made the mess so they had to clean up the bathroom
MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@Justmeraeagain ah yes you said I cleaned is all.
But yea they did have fun cleaning it for a reward. I hope they don't make mess just for reward though lol
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
It's just a phase.

They've discovered trying to fend for themselves.
It seems they've also discovered trying to be creative quietly so as not to disturb mum.

They just need to learn there are some things they haven't got the required skills to do by themselves yet.
That's all.
MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@Picklebobble2 when there doing something they know there not surpose to do they are quite doing it
Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
@MiraRoss Oh sure.
But then that's just children being children 🙄
MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@Picklebobble2 not all kids do this me and my siblings didn't go this far or they'd be consequences
Midlifemale · 61-69, M
Kids will be kids.
It great that you do all of those activities with them.
Its nice thst you have lots of patience too.
MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@Midlifemale yes exactly kids will be kids it's just so stressful sometimes when it one thing after the other
justlooking2023 · 56-60, M
That is some purple lol
justlooking2023 · 56-60, M
@MiraRoss lol so much for AI being something for good lol
MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@MiraRoss meant lol
MiraRoss · 31-35, F
Barefooter25 · 46-50, M
At least they apologized and cleaned up the mess. The only thing I can say is kids will be kids.
MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@Barefooter25 yes this is a rare occasion them cleaning up there mess and apologising though so it was nice
creative kids lol
MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@BridgeOvertroubledWaters yes they are. They get it from me lol
🤣😂🤣. OMG 😂

Crearuve lil buggers😂
MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@OogieBoogie yep for sure

 
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