Tricks

[Anonymous]

What a great topic! Please keep posting ,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lolly is another word for candy.

Where are they called Lolly Snakes instead of Gummy Worms (which is what I have always heard them called)??

Australia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes I pretend the kids have "lost" their listening ears. I look under the couch, behind the bookcase, in their pockets and belly buttons, I pretend to see it somewhere, sneak up on it, then grab it real fast and run to "attach" them back on the kid. Then I make sure they know how tired I am from all that searching so "please be very careful not to lose them again!". It totally works!
I also pretend whining hurts my ears. When they whine, I gasp and clutch my ears dramatically. "Ouch! That whining really hurts my ears. If you need to do that, could you please go where it won't hurt me?" It pretty much ALWAYS delivers a "nice" voice.
If they hand me their trash or things they don't want to put away (milk cup, unfinished snack) I'll turn to another person and ask "oh no! Did you turn me into a garbage can/refrigerator/lunch box with your magic wand?" They say "noooooo" and I say "oh I'm so relieved! Then why is 'child' trying to put trash in me?". My current charges know this one well and now catch themselves mid motion and laugh "noooooo, you're not a garbage can" then head to the trash instead.

I love this idea! Thank you so much for sharing.

[Anonymous]

What lovely creative nannies you all are! Great ideas.

[Anonymous]

With children 9 and above - who are particularly clever & sophisticated at getting out of things and stalling on what they have to do - who have learnt all the rebellion tricks - I turn things around and tell them that they are now "The nanny" and it's their job to get me to go and do all the things that need to get done before mum and dad get home. They instantly start asking me to do all the things that need to get done and I become them - say no, wander off and start to play, say no some more, ask if I can watch Tv, have a snack, go and play with the dog". They get exhuasted trying to be the nanny and getting me to what they need - then I ask them if they are tired and they say yes and I say now will you do as your told and they walk off like zombies fullfilling their tasks with no issues.

Works everytime. Even to the point now when I say would you like to be nanny when they start the wind up and then they say no and go and do all their tasks.