Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
you could use some type of visual sticker chart that appeals to 'his' interests. make it big & the stickers motivating/get a timer & break the chart into chunks of the day that would be manageable- morning, afternoon, evening-closer increments depending on behavior level.
then when he has a positive period of time, he gets a sticker. so many stickers & he can 'buy' rewards. also start helping him make a list of positive rewards & 'why' that is the best choice, so he's not just picking crap. also remind him that many people struggle to make such products for low wages, so be mindful of their time & energy.
Thank you much friend. I will suggest this to his mother.
That would be a great idea if the Mother wasn't 'dead on her feet' when she got home. Remember, she gets up around 2/ 2:30 AM just like I do and has to be at work by 5 AM. Her job is about 25 mile away and so it's a slight drive in the darkness. By the time she get's off at 3:30 PM she is 'spent.' Then sometimes she has to stop by the grocery as the 2 year old drinks a lot of milk. So she may not get home until 5 Pm. Then she has to cook supper and give the 2 smallest kids their baths. The 3 older boys then have to get theirs and by that time she is 'OUT.' I will suggest this as it sounds like a very good idea. I wish she didn't work so hard and would take more time for the kids, but that's not for me to decide. God bless.
you're welcome:) it's often called a 'token economy' if you want to look up examples
I will and thanks again.