tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post5264100976346652405..comments2024-03-15T23:39:29.134-08:00Comments on Scribbit | Motherhood in Alaska: Cain's Doing TimeScribbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-50817866666357857922007-09-12T09:48:00.000-08:002007-09-12T09:48:00.000-08:00If laps are child abuse, I guess every coach in th...If laps are child abuse, I guess every coach in the nation is out of a job.Jeanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03690707658312607097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-80029413615636883352007-09-11T23:55:00.000-08:002007-09-11T23:55:00.000-08:00what a neat and interesting opportunity you have h...what a neat and interesting opportunity you have had living next to this boy. i like reading your excerpts about this little guy. you sound positive about him.<BR/><BR/>ps. i thought that was awesome awhile back when you wrote about how he missed your kids and gave them a welcome home party. a kind heart was in there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-33057619638067705452007-09-11T08:53:00.000-08:002007-09-11T08:53:00.000-08:00i also have my boys run around our house when they...i also have my boys run around our house when they are overly rambunctious or naughty. it burns some time and energy. i've put them in boots, given them umbrellas....<BR/>my mil suggested this to me, and i figured it was worth a shot (she also parented 4 boys, much closer in age than mine are).<BR/>nowadays, i figure, so long as it's safe, whatever works :)~ejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461738529248708038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-67643128408743934042007-09-11T05:31:00.000-08:002007-09-11T05:31:00.000-08:00My husband had to run laps around the house when h...My husband had to run laps around the house when he was little. He was always very well behaved, so I don't know if it was a punishment so much as just an energy burner. He still loves to run.Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976869000808518440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-24025415955580347002007-09-10T22:51:00.000-08:002007-09-10T22:51:00.000-08:00I should so do this for me - not my kids. I think ...I should so do this for me - not my kids. I think I could use a few laps when things get crazy around here. Maybe i could count to 10 while I do it?<BR/><BR/>It would certainly make the kids take notice.Mrs. Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159440829600935461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-41770532442593253232007-09-10T21:01:00.000-08:002007-09-10T21:01:00.000-08:00This made me laugh also and would probably work fo...This made me laugh also and would probably work for Joshua if we lived in a cul-de-sac. But we live in the woods and he is freaked out about bears right now so I don't know if it would be to traumatic for him! Of course he would probably run faster to get his laps in!my4kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877891733197763535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-12286446831444835002007-09-10T20:18:00.000-08:002007-09-10T20:18:00.000-08:00For some reason this made me LAUGH! LOL! I am fa...For some reason this made me LAUGH! LOL! I am fascinated by the things we may sometimes disagree with but are not wrong. (That's just kind-of an afterthought~I'm not in disagreement with this method here.) I'm just weird that way I guess.... (((((HUGS))))) sandiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-5632425791204507482007-09-10T20:17:00.000-08:002007-09-10T20:17:00.000-08:00Hi - Just found your site while searching for blog...Hi - <BR/>Just found your site while searching for blogs in Anchorage <BR/>I have enjoyed reading your posts and will mark your blog as a favorite!<BR/>Take care,<BR/>Bobbie... An Alaskan Mom too.Bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09124962785311640070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-49199585938868187272007-09-10T19:28:00.000-08:002007-09-10T19:28:00.000-08:00I love this idea. Especially that they let him wea...I love this idea. Especially that they let him wear his cape. Come to think of it, my mom used to make me write essays when I misbehaved. Our destinies are not so hazy when we look through the clear lens of childhood punishments.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05899794817816658435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-11068266968091825892007-09-10T18:43:00.000-08:002007-09-10T18:43:00.000-08:00I love Cain stories.This reminds me of Bill Cosby:...I love Cain stories.<BR/><BR/>This reminds me of Bill Cosby: Himself. I had to look up the quote because it's just so funny:<BR/><BR/>"My wife and I were intellectuals before we had children. We were very, very bright people. My wife graduated from the University of Maryland, child psychology major with a B-plus average, which means that if you ask her a question about a child's behavior, she will give you at least an 85 answer. I, from Temple University, physical education major with a child psychology minor, which means that if you ask me a question about a child's behavior, I will tell you to tell the child to take a lap."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-54002794560310354092007-09-10T18:33:00.000-08:002007-09-10T18:33:00.000-08:00I was going to say he must have lost a bet. That'...I was going to say he must have lost a bet. That's sounds very similar to some "runs" my buddies had to go on in college. Only it was light out, they were on a main road, 25, and wearing a superman shirt, spandex pants, and a cape.Charlotta-lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694362692847403727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-56559738996951486922007-09-10T18:08:00.000-08:002007-09-10T18:08:00.000-08:00Hmmm...my middle school P.E. teacher made us run w...Hmmm...my middle school P.E. teacher made us run when there was trouble, so I grew up seeing running as punishment. Run for fun? Never. I hope Cain enjoys his skill enough to avoid this fate.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-6430574145226260092007-09-10T17:50:00.000-08:002007-09-10T17:50:00.000-08:00It sounds great, but only if done good-naturedly, ...It sounds great, but only if done good-naturedly, I would think. Otherwise don't you turn the kid off to running later, if it's presented as punishment?<BR/><BR/>And if not, he's going to need a cape to take first in the 800 once he gets competitive.Bill Brainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999699705501962418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-39151510653891584892007-09-10T15:27:00.000-08:002007-09-10T15:27:00.000-08:00I haven't tried making my kids run yet but I did m...I haven't tried making my kids run yet but I did make my 10 year daughter clean the toilet the other day for arguing.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17912131837767433689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-54131975580424183832007-09-10T13:20:00.000-08:002007-09-10T13:20:00.000-08:00Wow. Now that's creative disciplining.Wow. Now that's creative disciplining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-61744902120009101632007-09-10T12:48:00.000-08:002007-09-10T12:48:00.000-08:00How I wish we didn't live on a state highway. The...How I wish we didn't live on a state highway. There is something about getting to literally run "in the street" that kids just love.<BR/><BR/>I agree though - very creative!!soccer mom in denialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15779961065417497337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-79416459500884494642007-09-10T12:18:00.000-08:002007-09-10T12:18:00.000-08:00My neighbor has a very active boy and she does "Mo...My neighbor has a very active boy and she does "Mommy Bootcamp" with him. His consequence for misbehaving is to do what they call up/downs, running up and down their 3 flights of stairs. She'll say to him, "Justin, you owe me 15 up/downs, GO" He has to count them out loud so she can hear that he's not cheating. Seems to work for them.SusieQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233332510052569554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-79003346573261999622007-09-10T12:01:00.000-08:002007-09-10T12:01:00.000-08:00As a basketball coach, I've found that running is ...As a basketball coach, I've found that running is the answer to ALOT of mischief! I just haven't thought about using it on my own children...Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07465532203974215571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-25819808511186820702007-09-10T11:42:00.000-08:002007-09-10T11:42:00.000-08:00I'm all for it. I'm most especially in awe, though...I'm all for it. I'm most especially in awe, though, of the fact that you intend to be reading a newspaper in 50 years. You must be alot younger than me.Patois42https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764936858778730692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-74086453135457405122007-09-10T11:15:00.000-08:002007-09-10T11:15:00.000-08:00LOL! This reminds me of my dad's punishment for s...LOL! This reminds me of my dad's punishment for sibling arguments. The two or three fighting siblings would have their wrists tied together with a few strands of yarn and then made to walk around the block like that. It was sooo embarrasing if friends saw us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-82179906457524359472007-09-10T11:01:00.000-08:002007-09-10T11:01:00.000-08:00I don't think this is such a bad idea. I make my k...I don't think this is such a bad idea. I make my kids pay me if I have to remind them to do things that should be automatic. Maybe if I made them run it would be more effective--although I collecting a fair amount of quarters....Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00103993586753057004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-81555286976295083712007-09-10T10:16:00.000-08:002007-09-10T10:16:00.000-08:00Is this Cain for real?Is this Cain for real?An Ordinary Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497066145696617241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-51660378526239533922007-09-10T09:34:00.000-08:002007-09-10T09:34:00.000-08:00my eight year old is an energizer bunny. i feel r...my eight year old is an energizer bunny. i feel really bad for his teachers when he looses recess. now that we have a yard, i think i'll make him do laps.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612413809990067323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-57254556754420369392007-09-10T09:19:00.000-08:002007-09-10T09:19:00.000-08:00I hope it isn't child abuse as we too have used th...I hope it isn't child abuse as we too have used this. Only we run around our house and fence (there is space between neighbors yards). It was instituted because my mom once told me the three things that will help keep a child happy and really even healthy: enough sleep, the PROPER food and exercise. If any one of these things is out of wack, the whole world falls apart...and while we watch the sleep and food thing pretty well, we NEVER get enough exercise...so that is what we instituted for this very reason.Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422562364097941505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-91882324007812837772007-09-10T08:46:00.000-08:002007-09-10T08:46:00.000-08:00We do this with Ethan. When he's annoying the oth...We do this with Ethan. When he's annoying the other kids, being too hyperactive, or being to bored we send him out to run "laps". He has to run around the block a certain number of times. It works great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com