Story Time Controls Bad Behaviour
by Nonikiwe - Editor on 31 Jul 2010
So yesterday my son was really behaving badly and I had tried everything in the book to calm him down, even the reward system which normally works like a charm wasn’t working, so with all hope lost I raised my voice and said ‘if you continue like this your not going to get your bed time story’ and to my surprise he stopped and begged me to ‘pleeeeeease read him a story’. I was surprised and happy all in one. Who would have thought that taking away story time could lead to good behaviour yet threats to take away some toys just a few moments earlier had done nothing? So I share this story with you today feeling very proud of both myself and my son. It also made me realise that my kids actually enjoy books and stories so it’s not something that they feel forced into but they actually want to do it. So lets keep doing what we can to encourage reading and story time for all the kids on this country and most importantly, lets keep it fun!
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