Nicole Jaques
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
But give guilt back.
No one needs that in parenting.
You don't need the guilt.
No, thank you.
It's hard enough without this chirping in your brain.
So what I did is I bought these sticky lights, you know, they're like, you know, little light, you know, little light, you bop it on and off.
And I put it on the wall, one for my son and one for my daughter.
And I made it into a game.
They're 8 and 10.
This isn't like a toddler game, you know.
And I turned on all the lights in the morning with everything they needed to do to get out the door at the right time.
And all the lights are lit.
They come in.
They are lit.
the one who's going to turn off all the lights in order to get out the door on time.
And by the way, it gives suggested time in which this task should be done.
So here's the kid clock.
And guess what?
We have zero issue, zero tantrums.
Expectations are set.