Level's of Restriction

This might be a good time to talk about the levels of restriction we have at home.

First level: ‘Chair Time’ – This is a catch all for all the little stuff. If we see a child is escalating we ask them to sit in a dining room chair (usually in the middle of the dining room so they don’t bang on things) until they can calm down. The length of time depends on how long it takes them and us to calm down.

Second Level: ‘Restriction’ – They lose outside and electronic privileges. They are allowed to play with each other and with toys. Unlike with ‘Chair time’ they do get a warning before they are placed on Restriction.

Third Level: ‘Super Restriction’ – They get to sit at the dining room table the whole time we are home. They get to do reading or workbooks. They go to bed early. Though appropriate conversation is allowed they are not allowed to play. This is given out when either they have been giving several warnings or they display extreme behavior.

Fourth Level: ‘In-Room Restriction’: They are grounded to their room for the day/evening. All toys are removed except for books. They eat in their room alone and have an early bed time. This is a last resort. We have only had to do this twice with Buzz and only 1 time with Simba. We hate doing it and is only reserved for the jaw dropping ‘I can’t believe you did/said that’ behavior.

We only use these restrictions on behaviors we see and not heresy. If we hear from a reliable source, like school or friends, that they showed poor behavior we usually sit down with the offender and give consequences are chores to make up for it.