A few days ago, my wife found a great way to control our
three year-old son Gabriel’s gummy treat habit – without causing a major
meltdown. It had gotten so out of control that he was begging all the
time, like a little puppy dog. He was eating three packages of gummy
treats every day and wanting more!
Here’s what she did. First, she explained to Gabriel
that there is a “Gummy Fairy” in our special kitchen cabinet and he’s not
allowed to know which cabinet the Gummy Fairy lives in. Every time
Mommy gets the gummy treat from the Gummy Fairy, Gabriel has to close his
eyes. And the Gummy Fairy will only give Gabriel 2 gummy treat packages
per day.
After hearing all this, Gabriel told my wife, “Ooooookay,
mommy”. So far, so good!
Thank you to my good friend Frank F. who edited today story.
