Alright, all you creative minds out there....I need some help.
Tonight Roo broke a window. He was throwing rocks into our basement window well (something he's been told not to do a few times) and low and behold he broke the window. It's a double-pane window and only one pane broke, but a big chunk broke out of it. Brent was on his way out the door to run an errand when it happened, so he just told Roo to go to his room. After a few minutes I called Roo out to talk to him about it.
He'd been crying pretty hard. He was obviously upset. I told him that Daddy and I love him and that we were very glad he'd come to us right away and told the truth, but that there'd be a consequence.
The problem is, I have no idea what to do for a consequence. I want it to be something appropriate, but I'm having a hard time coming up with anything.
He's been sitting here stewing ever since Brent left. If he were younger I'd say his worrying was consequence enough, but I think this time he needs something that will help him remember to "think first" in the future. He is only 6 and obviously still lacks the impulse control that he'll (hopefully) gain as he grows up.
So any ideas would be MUCH appreciated!
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Let me think...
--grounded from playing outside for a day or two? (maybe more punishment for you!)
--Needs to help pay for the window with any allowance he has?
--Loses a privilege he was looking forward to?
Andrew says to pick up all the rocks in the backyard to haul away. Okay, maybe not all of them but maybe 100 or 200 or what ever you think is good. And help put the new window in.
So he's definitely helping to put the new window in and he's going to have extra chores for the next couple of weeks to help earn "extra" money that'll go toward a new window. He was pretty darn repentant, so we didn't want to come down too hard on him. But at the same time we want him to remember this experience. Hopefully this will work. Thanks for all the ideas!
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