I had the look, but W accused me of "scaring" them. We were on totally different ends of the discipline scale. She's reaping those rewards now.

The biggest compliments for me are when my girls are at someone else's house. They are very respectful, polite and generally don't get into trouble.

I love it when someone says "Your girls are so well behaved."

Makes me proud. Also tells me I'm doing the right thing.

They also get LOTS of compliments and rewards from me when they are good. D5 was sooo sweet last night while D3 was hurt. All she could say was "I want to protect her.. I want to do what big sisters are supposed to do"

She was so scared and worried.. she's the sensitive one. Just like her mom. That can be an issue.. that's a thought. I need to start involving her in things that will boost her self esteem. Critical for her at this stage.