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June 18, 2003
Raisin' Younguns
Saw a commercial last night for one of the online degree colleges...a lady working away on her home computer, voiceover said she can get her degree in as little as 2-3 years. Little girl walks up to the lady, who gives her a hug. I remarked to Mike that if that lady would keep a washcloth in a bowl of ice water next to her computer and scrub the hell out of that kid's face with the ice cold wet cloth every time the kid started bugging her while she was doing her homework, she'd get her degree in 1 year or less.
Oh sure, when I do it, it's called child abuse....but if some fancy scientist published "Reinforcing A Child's Avoidance Response: A Skinnerian Approach to Childrearing", then it'd be all the rage.
You know it would.
Posted by Rita at June 18, 2003 09:00 AM
Comments
Into the box, little Darla!
Posted by: Keith at June 18, 2003 08:21 PM
OMG--my mom told me she used to do that when her first 4 kids were little! LMAO
Posted by: Jennifer at June 18, 2003 09:53 PM
Hmm...remind me of this technique the next time my son decides to argue with me over medicine.
Posted by: Da Goddess at June 19, 2003 12:43 AM
I read that tip in some childrearing book when my kids were small & decided to try it to get a few minutes peace while reading. Unfortunately, it didn't work too well....it was mid-summer and we had no air conditioning.
"Please Mom, may I have some more?"
Heh heh.
Posted by: Rita at June 19, 2003 05:59 AM