Prior thoughts, found on this echo from Chris Gilliland 
to Zaynab Richmond on 09-12-96  05:43:
 
 ZR> When she's not here, Aaron is  a very quiet and easy going kid. 
 CG> Zaynab, this is almost always the case with our 3 children.  Our
 CG> daughter, who's ADD, drives everyone NUTS while on car trips, etc.,
 CG> but get the boys alone and it's heavenly!  Too bad my husband couldn't
 CG> see this!  HE says it's because I'm a poor mother...!  Grrr....  It's
 CG> virtually impossible to find enough things to keep HER distracted! 
 CG> :( 
 CG> How do YOU handle it when your daughter acts out?
When my daughter acts out I say "That's one".  Then she knows she must
get her behavior under control or go to her room.  If she continues to
act inappropriately, I say "that's two".  If it continues I say "that's
three" and she has to "take five"... in other words, five minutes in
her room.  If she doesn't go willingly, if I have to carry her there,
or if she opens the door, then she has to do an additional five minutes.
Life has gotten a whole lot more bearable around here since I started
this.
Zaynab
... The favors of God are unending, limitless.  -- 'Abdu'l-Bah 
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