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[quote=Anonymous]OMG you people.  There was no way I was going to let a filthy dinner dish with half eaten food sit on a table and then tell a kid they had to eat on it the next day in order to teach "natural" consequences.

"We clear the table and wash the dishes so we do not have mice or bugs and have clean dishes for tomorrow.  If you cannot help with this tedious but necessary family activity, then you cannot do a fun family activity (games, TV, whatever the kid wants)."  THAT is reasonable natural consequence.

As for fighting.  Assign them chores each time they get in a fight.  This one picks up the playroom (the 5 yo) while another has to dust.  Take away all electronic privileges until it is done.  (you will only have to do this once).   Call it "Work Detail" and explain that when grown up adults beat on each other they get in trouble and have to perform community service.  Then play the soundtrack to "O Brother Where Art Thou".

When they get a little older, you can alternate "Work Detail"  with "Reflective Essays" and make each write an essay (with proper punctuation and spelling) explaining why whaling on one's sibling is not a good thing.

(My four grown children are all contributing members of society and generally pretty good people, so this advice has been tested)  [/quote]

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