Comments on: Does She Know How to Pretend? http://www.beautybydesignonline.com/2009/08/15/does-she-know-how-to-pretend/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:10:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Amy http://www.beautybydesignonline.com/2009/08/15/does-she-know-how-to-pretend/comment-page-1/#comment-8177 Amy Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:51:37 +0000 http://www.beautybydesignonline.com/?p=579#comment-8177 Great post, Alyssa! So true! In my house, the kids have to earn their TV time. When we first started it, my three girls baulked!! They were so mad! I am a reader so I really didn't mind the TV being off. When they do their chores without having to be told, or are caught being nice to a sister, they get a poker chip with 15m, 30m, or 1h on it - that can be turned it on the weekends for TV time. It has made all the difference in our home. My girls play dolls with each other, make forts out of the tables, and turn their beds into castles complete with the surrounding moats! We keep a big dress-up bin in their room, too, filled with after-Halloween clearance costumes and Mom's old high-heels. I think children need that creative process to become brilliant thinkers! Great post, Alyssa! So true!

In my house, the kids have to earn their TV time. When we first started it, my three girls baulked!! They were so mad! I am a reader so I really didn’t mind the TV being off. When they do their chores without having to be told, or are caught being nice to a sister, they get a poker chip with 15m, 30m, or 1h on it – that can be turned it on the weekends for TV time.

It has made all the difference in our home. My girls play dolls with each other, make forts out of the tables, and turn their beds into castles complete with the surrounding moats! We keep a big dress-up bin in their room, too, filled with after-Halloween clearance costumes and Mom’s old high-heels.

I think children need that creative process to become brilliant thinkers!

]]> By: Kristie http://www.beautybydesignonline.com/2009/08/15/does-she-know-how-to-pretend/comment-page-1/#comment-8163 Kristie Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:26:44 +0000 http://www.beautybydesignonline.com/?p=579#comment-8163 I often let my daughter to my hair and nails! Yes, a four year old with a bottle of nail polish is a bit scary, but she loves it! Great post! Kristie I often let my daughter to my hair and nails! Yes, a four year old with a bottle of nail polish is a bit scary, but she loves it!

Great post!
Kristie

]]> By: Theresa http://www.beautybydesignonline.com/2009/08/15/does-she-know-how-to-pretend/comment-page-1/#comment-8162 Theresa Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:43:20 +0000 http://www.beautybydesignonline.com/?p=579#comment-8162 These are great ideas and suggestions...so important. I think we'll play dress-up together today! Thank you! These are great ideas and suggestions…so important. I think we’ll play dress-up together today! Thank you!

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