Thursday, January 8, 2009

On a Rolo

The other day, I told Will that he was doing a great job listening and going to bed and staying in bed.

"You've stayed in bed the last two nights and you've had no time-outs. Great job!" I told him.

"I'm going to do it again tonight," he said. Then, he swiveled his hips Elvis-style, pumped his fists in the air and declared, "I'm on a roll!"

Well, truth is, he has been on a roll. He's even started providing himself with incentives for good behavior.

This morning as we were walking into the school, he showed me a Rolo candy and said, "I'm going to try to not have any time-outs and do a good job listening and if I do, I'm going to have this, OK?"

"Cool! So you're not going to have any time-outs and you're going to listen all day?"

"No, Mommy. I said I'm going to try."

I'm curious to see if just "trying" gets him the Rolo or not.

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