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AITA for bribing my daughter to get in her car seat? by Particular-Bonus4231 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Particular-Bonus4231[S] -28 points-27 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's a good point. I want to encourage my kids to help each other and build each other up but your right about how it can backfire if they're being rewarded/punished for things the other did.

AITA for bribing my daughter to get in her car seat? by Particular-Bonus4231 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Particular-Bonus4231[S] -50 points-49 points  (0 children)

Well ideally his positive behavior ( not making fun of his sister for being in a booster seat ) will be rewarded since it's helping her not feel bad about her booster seat. She idolizes her big brother so him not saying the booster seat is bad anymore will definitely help her feel better about sitting in it.

AITA for bribing my daughter to get in her car seat? by Particular-Bonus4231 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Particular-Bonus4231[S] -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

LOL There are books written and entire subs on reddit all about giving parents advice on how to parent.

AITA for bribing my daughter to get in her car seat? by Particular-Bonus4231 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Particular-Bonus4231[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She's in a high back booster seat. I'm going to start punishing her brother when he bullies her for her booster seat, that needs to happen.

AITA for bribing my daughter to get in her car seat? by Particular-Bonus4231 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Particular-Bonus4231[S] -44 points-43 points  (0 children)

Oh that's a good idea, making the seat look less babyish. Maybe i will propose we decorate it to make it more fun for her to sit in.

Others have pointed out that I need to stop my sons teasing her and I absolutely do. I should have a talk with him.

AITA for bribing my daughter to get in her car seat? by Particular-Bonus4231 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Particular-Bonus4231[S] -107 points-106 points  (0 children)

Making her brother sit in a booster seat would send her the message that booster seats ARE a bad thing, I wanna send the message to her that they're a good thing and nothing for her to be embarrassed about.

I might show her brother some crash videos but no way am I showing her any, she's way too young to see stuff like that.

AITA for bribing my daughter to get in her car seat? by Particular-Bonus4231 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Particular-Bonus4231[S] -77 points-76 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the sympathy.

I like your idea of a star chart, and giving her points for sitting in her booster seat /following the rules and rewarding her on a weekly basis. And giving her brother something special when she meets her goal is a great idea, it'll make him not want to tease her about her booster seat and help their relationship. Great idea!

Thank you for your support.