It's really worked well for us so far.
An example of how it has helped us is that we have been having battles every morning to get Katy ready for school. First of all, she still will declare sometimes that she doesn't want to go to school, she would prefer to stay home and play by herself. In addition, she really resists getting on the school bus. In any case, even if she isn't complaining about going to school or getting on the school bus, she will resist stopping her play to brush her teeth, get dressed etc.
So instead of having these battles, we have made it her choice. If she gets ready before 8.15am, then she can go to the playground. Otherwise there won't be time and we'll have to go straight to the bus. If she starts complaining, we just focus her on the fun of going to the playground.
It's worked a real treat.
And the bonus is that she has enjoyed her fully focused playground time with us so much in the morning that she has been much happier about saying goodbye and getting on the bus!
It's November, so we've switched to our Winter Uniforms.
Teething problems? You betcha. The first time I tried this, all went well at first and Katy played happily and came over to the bus stop with me reluctantly but calmly. I started chatting to some neighbours I did not really know, because we only started catching the morning bus in November. The next thing I know, the bus arrives, but no Katy to be seen. She had run off back to the Playground while I was chatting. So I had a wonderful audience of preschoolers and parents to see me sprinting back to the playground like a mad woman, climbing the playgym, grabbing my child, climbing back down, and sprinting back to the bus, child tucked under my arm yelling "I don't want to go to school"! Katy thought it was hilarious. So did I!
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