Slot Machine

It's been a rough week for Lily and lunches.  She did better today, but this was the first day she ate.  We have decided to change our tactics a bit.  In the past we've told her ahead of time what would happen if she failed to eat.  Now we're going to give her the punishment afterwards.

You see, Lily is something like the Cooler King in The Great Escape.  She is good at deciding if the punishment is enough to change her behavior.  This way, she is going to have to gamble every time.  If there is one thing she hates it's gambling.  We have told her that the punishment could range from:

• Extra chores
• Grounding from seeing Katie for a week
• Missing out on a special meal that we had not planned (i.e. doughnuts)
• Time out

You get the idea.  Of course, now the challenge is on us to come up with good ideas.  If variable rewards work with slot machines, we hope that variable punishments work with lunches.  Nothing else seems to take.