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| Author: | By: Monica Dubois |
| Date: | April 2008 |
| Topics: | Art of Training, Silver Lining |
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Necessity may be the Mother of Invention, but frustration is a close second. Nothing frustrated me more than to be met at the most inopportune time with an empty roll of toilet paper!
I had carefully trained my girls to change the roll when it ran out, but children are not born with a natural tendency to think about the next person to use the bathroom. I was doomed to cylindrical cardboard if I didn’t come up with some form of motivation for them.
What I came up with was simple. First, I made a big announcement: “Every time you change the toilet paper roll, tell me, and I’ll give you a hug and a kiss.” It actually went over much better than I ever expected. My husband even got into it (added bonus). One day, the promise of a hug and kiss even inspired our youngest to change a half-empty roll. This called for a little side training, but the intention was good, and he still got his reward.
I must confess that I once bought a more economical 6-pack of MEGA rolls. I don’t really know what I was thinking. The package said ‘equals 24 single rolls’. I did the math and realized that I had just bought myself out of 18 hugs and kisses! It wasn’t worth it. It was back to single rolls for us.
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