Thats stupid, I think the dad should just pony and buy it. I think you'll feel pretty good about your kid if he can complete that set..
parenting is extremely difficult and you usually only get one shot to get it right. mistakes get made everyday.
but here's one thing the OP has that millions of other parents don't:
he's trying.
I say get it for him and reward him for outsmarting dad. Motivate his intelligence and show him that being smart and hardworking with a dash of trickery gets you things in life. I haven't looked at why it is for 16+ and up though, anything really dangerous on it?
I think it's one thing to use positive reinforcement and one thing to use negative reinforcement, but whichever method you use, be honest and keep your word. Nothing makes a child lose more hope than parents who break promises, terrible habbit.
I think it's one thing to use positive reinforcement and one thing to use negative reinforcement, but whichever method you use, be honest and keep your word. Nothing makes a child lose more hope than parents who break promises, terrible habbit.
We have that one already, we built it about a month ago. Thats what I figured they were all like!
That Mindstorm set someone above linked to actually looks pretty cool. I'll have to look into it.
Although I think its more that he's into star wars than legos specifically. He plays Lego Star Wars 2 non-stop, that was the video game he's been banned from for a week due to his previous bad behavior."Manufacturer's Age: 16 years and up"
This just might get ur balls out of the vicegrip.
Pull this one over on your kid, and next time u resort to bribery, dont set the bar so damn high... otherwise he'll expect something amazing for doing what's right for every short period of time
This just might get ur balls out of the vicegrip.
Pull this one over on your kid, and next time u resort to bribery, dont set the bar so damn high... otherwise he'll expect something amazing for doing what's right for every short period of time
I would bribe the teacher too, except that may backfire, i.e. since the kid lost a block he's going to realize there's no use in behaving and he will go all out.
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May I ask what he may be doing in school that gets his blocks taken away? Is it bad bad stuff, or normal kid stuff (which would be inappropriate for a classroom-like setting?
Also, if he's that good, take him to a ToysRUs B&M (cuz they wont have the deathstar there) to pick something out.
Also, if he's that good, take him to a ToysRUs B&M (cuz they wont have the deathstar there) to pick something out.
Slightly off topic, but I think predesigned lego sets (such as the star wars ones) suck. Freestyle lego buckets are the best. You can make pretty much anything of them, and they actually come in handy even when you're older (for school projects and such). I still like to play with legos (is that the correct pluralization?) every once in a while.
Its just normal kids stuff. Its mostly talking to other kids in the class while they are supposed to be working on projects, which ends up being disruptive as then the kids end up joking around instead of doing what they are supposed to be doing. He's been getting his seat moved lately so he has to sit away from the rest of the class so he can't talk to people while they are learning. I thought it was getting better as the school year progressed, but for some reason its been getting worse over the past few weeks, so I was trying to do some kind of positive reinforcement to get him to want to behave.
Yeah, we were going to go in-person and pick something off the shelf. So I'm glad to hear they don't have the super expensive sets in store. I just saw it on their website and got worried. They have a lot more small sets in the store than they show on the website. Although I'm not sure exactly how he even knows the Death Star exists if he didn't see it in the store though. Unless he was checking lego sites out on the net, which is possible.
You should make a list of eligible items, not just toys but books too. Actually, try to steer him towards books.
My parents bribed me to make good grades later on in life (high school) with $$. Musta worked pretty effectively cause I'm in grad school now, getting paid to get my M.S. in ECE. I don't remember getting bribed for grade school..well other than they bribed me with money to go towards a new computer to study for my Bar Mitzvah (7th grade)
They never reneged on their offer though, that would have really stung..if you think he knows what it is, maybe you should buy it for him..I think its ok to take it away if he gets in trouble again though
They never reneged on their offer though, that would have really stung..if you think he knows what it is, maybe you should buy it for him..I think its ok to take it away if he gets in trouble again though
Whatever you do keep your word, learn from it and don't promise so much next time, you don't want to loose the trust of your son this early or ever for that matter. Or if the store does not have it go down with him and let him get a $100 item instead yea it's still a lot but less than you were going to spend and your son should be able to understand they don't have it.
Or tell him that if he really wants the death star he will have to not loose a block until it is back in stock. You may get another week out of him. Other wise he can have the $100 item.
Or tell him that if he really wants the death star he will have to not loose a block until it is back in stock. You may get another week out of him. Other wise he can have the $100 item.
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