The "Art" of Following Through

I know I'm actually writing a post other than a review or giveaway!  To be honest I was experiencing a huge writers block, for that I apologize.

I have been trying to teach a lesson to Kaylee that I learned a very long time ago.  In fact my dad found this to be one of the most important lessons he taught us.  That is to follow through.  It seems simple enough even for a young child but I'm having no luck.

I am really having trouble with her doing anything I ask her to do honestly.  She doesn't want to clean up, she doesn't want to do anything I ask.  I have tried taking things away and that doesn't work either.

Even her favorite thing, swimming, is not much of a bargaining chip.  I'm hoping this is just a faze, but then I look around.  Maybe I'm having trouble teaching her to follow through with what she says she will do, or is expected to do, because the examples around her do the same thing.

I can not tell you how many times someone has told her we will do this, or that, and it never happens.  Now don't get me wrong stuff comes up, I get that. At the same time how are we supposed to teach our children that their word is their bond when so many of us  say something and don't follow through?

A lesson I have learned is you never tell a child you will do something unless you are 100% sure you are going to do it.  Now that being said, if I say I will take you to the pool if you clean your room and the room is not cleaned, I'm not going to bend and take her anyway.  That's another issue all together for another time. Maybe that will be my next post!