Alan & Brenda Leonard

1/11/03 23:39:

> His problem isn't with using the tools, but safely storing them. What
> kind of extra help could we offer him other than a reminder that tools
> left out are unsafe?

Well, you could help him pick them up when he's done with them.

> He's
> a great kid, but impulse control and self-regulation aren't his strong
> suit. We couldn't make him be anything other than who he is if we tried.
>
But you can help him learn to pick them up and put them away out of habit by
doing it with him, couldn't you?

> We haven't offered "our" solutions or tried to control. We have
> simply asked him not to leave his tools where the little ones can get
> to them.

I don't remember how old the child in question is, but I don't know that his
age is necessarily relevant.

However, your age and position in the household is relevant. In the end,
it's your responsibility as the parent to protect the little ones. Not his,
because he didn't choose to have little siblings. I'm sorry if that sounds
hard-core, or like doing something for him that you think he ought to be old
enough to do. But the solution to him enjoying his tools and his siblings
being safe is you.

brenda

Brenda Rose

Joyce,

Thanks for the sites. I'll check them out.

Can you or Sandra tell me where to find "Karl Bunday"? Sandra mentioned a
list of colleges that have accepted HSers.

Re: Idiot and Dummy books - I have never thought the titles were that
great, but my husband loves them and has several. Actually, the content is
often pretty good.

Brenda R.