Uh oh

We've had to crack down on all sorts of bad behaviors here this summer. Jack is used to being at school full-time and I think the extra down time of summer hasn't exactly been a good thing for him. We've had lots of full blown tantrums from him (flashing me back a couple of years. Yikes!) and Theo has taken up to biting (equally as disturbing). To say that I've been driven to drinking would be putting it mildly with these two. After today's lovely tantrum I decided to crack down. I've been meaning to do this but just haven't. Enough was enough though. Now Jack and Theo both have a behavior chart. They start the day on a green card. Any infraction that leads to a time out will get their green card flipped to yellow. From there we have orange and finally red. Red lands them in their room for bed (I'd love for someone to throw me in my room for the day). Jack and Theo shaped up and really responded to the card system. They get a sticker for keeping a green card all day and after 10 or so stickers, we'll give them a treat of some sort. Cross your fingers that this little system works out for us :)