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momx6
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 Wed, Oct 25 2017, 11:46 pm
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My 8 year old son keeps on ruining his tzitzis. He plays with the strings until they rip or come off completely. What can I do to get him to STOP??? I'm tired of buying new tzitzis every week!
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momX4
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Thu, Oct 26 2017, 12:15 am
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My ds used to play/pull on his tzitzis all the time. I made him wear it until he tore off all strings from one side. At one point he started complaining that they were posil. I told him they were kosher once until he destroyed it. BH ds stopped once he got a bit older.
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Ruchel
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Thu, Oct 26 2017, 1:29 pm
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Like any other ruined thing: we warn, and if needed punish.
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momx6
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Thu, Oct 26 2017, 3:06 pm
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He's been warned many times. Now his punishments is that he can't wear tzitzis!
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imasinger
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Thu, Oct 26 2017, 4:05 pm
Then how is he going to learn how to manage them?
The punishment isn't a bad idea. But what's missing is the daily increasing time (start with 10 minutes) when he puts them on and gets rewarded for not damaging them.
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momx6
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Thu, Oct 26 2017, 4:23 pm
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That's a good idea Imasinger. But I can't do that when he is in school!
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mommyhood
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Thu, Oct 26 2017, 4:26 pm
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Can you give him something else to fidget with like a stress ball or another small toy that won't distract the class. Some kids need to fidget and if there's nothing else around tzitzis are very convenient.
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lavenderchimes
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Thu, Oct 26 2017, 4:40 pm
| momx6 wrote: | | That's a good idea Imasinger. But I can't do that when he is in school! |
But you CAN do it when he is home. Perhaps have him start wearing during dinner, when he will be busy and maybe you or DH can supervise. Make a big deal when he doesn't pull at them!
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imasinger
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Thu, Oct 26 2017, 6:00 pm
| lavenderchimes wrote: | | But you CAN do it when he is home. Perhaps have him start wearing during dinner, when he will be busy and maybe you or DH can supervise. Make a big deal when he doesn't pull at them! |
Exactly.
Start at home, and when he can handle a while comfortably, try again with school.
And don't be too upset when there are problems.
Some kids take a long time to learn.
Can he have something else to fidget with in school?
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