Jeffrey (10) likes to tattle on his sister Margot (6) incessantly.
To clarify, tattling, to me, is insignificant things. Telling me Margot is sticking knives into light sockets is not tattling. Telling me he found heroine in his sisters room is not tattling. Telling me his sister looked at him funny is tattling. Telling me that on cleanup day, HE personally doesn't feel Margot is doing things the way he thinks they should be done, is tattling. Pointing out something Margot did three weeks ago as deflection for the trouble he's in now falls under the category of tattling.
so I think I've found a cure but I want some input. It goes for both kids, and its basically this: When you tattle, you get the punishment for whatever the offense was. If its about a chore, you get to do said chore. So like, when they're cleaning their rooms and bringing up their dishes, and Jeffrey is like "HEY! I brought up 3 cups and Margot only brought 1!" Well guess what Jeffrey, you get to clean Margot's room now!
So far the tattling has decreased quite significantly.
To clarify, tattling, to me, is insignificant things. Telling me Margot is sticking knives into light sockets is not tattling. Telling me he found heroine in his sisters room is not tattling. Telling me his sister looked at him funny is tattling. Telling me that on cleanup day, HE personally doesn't feel Margot is doing things the way he thinks they should be done, is tattling. Pointing out something Margot did three weeks ago as deflection for the trouble he's in now falls under the category of tattling.
so I think I've found a cure but I want some input. It goes for both kids, and its basically this: When you tattle, you get the punishment for whatever the offense was. If its about a chore, you get to do said chore. So like, when they're cleaning their rooms and bringing up their dishes, and Jeffrey is like "HEY! I brought up 3 cups and Margot only brought 1!" Well guess what Jeffrey, you get to clean Margot's room now!
So far the tattling has decreased quite significantly.
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