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Post by lynndw on Aug 23, 2004 15:14:32 GMT -5
I have great difficulty parenting, I am continually forgetting to take my youngest to cub scouts, prepare the kids stuff for an upcoming scheduled event, etc. I get hyperfocused on something, and lose track of time and we're eating dinner at 7:00 or later...and on, and on.....I got an electronic organizer (like a palm pilot), and set alarms to remind me of things. I quickly began ignoring it, because my schedule was off. Any suggestions?  |
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Ro
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Post by Ro on Aug 30, 2004 6:06:46 GMT -5
How old are your kids?
The only suggestion I have is to lay your kids cub scouts uniform out ahead of time. Give him the alarm and tell him when it goes off, it's time to get dressed. Tell him to get dressed then to come get you so you can get ready to take him. I don't know if this would work for you, it's the best I could come up with at the moment.
Good luck!!
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Post by BRATgoddess79 on Jan 6, 2005 2:47:40 GMT -5
Well...Hopefully this will help you...
I have alarms that go off for different things during the day...and even though my kids are young, I have taught them to either say to me "Mommy...it's time to do this"...and they will bug me until I do it....or they will ask me "Mom, what is that alarm for? Is it time to take your medication?"
I have an 8 year old, a 5 year old, and a 4 year old...and they all do this. The 8 year old has also been trained to ask if I've taken my meds if I seem grumpy or depressed or I'm yelling. It's sad in a way...but when you can't remember to take care of yourself or other things/people....well...you have to do something.
Kids are pretty smart and most of them want to feel helpful...so saying "When this goes off/beeps...that means you have to get ready for (whatever), and if you don't, then we will miss (whatever)" is (in my household) something the kids are more than willing to comply with/help with. It teaches them responsibility even if they live with a parent who might not be responsible (which works well for me since I otherwise wouldn't know how to teach my kids responsibility...since I'm lacking in that department).
But anyway...it's something to try.
It's not really much different from being handicapped in other ways and needing help from family members. And it doesn't take up so much time that the kids don't still have time to just be kids either.
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