"Mummy says don't play with scissors, you go and play with scissors"
"Mummy says you are not to touch other peoples stuff that you know do not belong to you - like razors that you find in your bathroom, and you go and play with them and cut your hair with it!"
"Mummy says you are not to use the sharpener to sharp your color pencils and I see your color pencils all sharpened till they are practically useless as you play with them by breaking them and sharpening them again!"
"Now tell Mummy, what should Mummy do in order that you LISTEN and do as you're told???!!"
"Err..you can whack me, Mummy!"
"Is that what you want Mummy to do?"
"Noooo!!!"
"Well then, tell Mummy what YOU think is the right punishment that you will listen to"
"Welllll...you & Daddy tell me to stay in my room for TEN days..and take away all my toys and things..and I will sleep for TEN days.....err...after TEN days..when you and Daddy feels like calling me..then I will wake up and I will be good"
Ohh...if things can be THAT easy...but that's a 5year old solution to his own naughtiness.
Should I start his own punishment the next time he does the opposite of what he's told?
Hmmmm...TEN days...of peace and quiet...!!!!!!!!!!!!!
