In her 2008 ebook, The Duggars: 20 and Counting! Elevating One among America’s Largest Households, Michelle, 59, detailed her experiences with utilizing the method when her kids have been infants.
“I might concentrate on blanket coaching, calling out ‘Okay, boys! It’s blanket time! Oh, isn’t this enjoyable? Come choose a toy so we are able to have blanket time,'” she wrote. “Some days we’d observe blanket time three or 4 instances; different days we solely acquired it in as soon as. However step by step, it turned a typical observe. The boys realized to unfold out their very own blankets, then they eagerly selected a particular toy to play with.”
“We’re gonna observe. Obey mama. Sit actually nonetheless and have a look at me with large ol’ smiles,” she mentioned. “I wanna see that smile now. No wiggles, be nonetheless.”
Nevertheless, in the event that they tried to depart the blanket, get up, or transfer an excessive amount of, she swiftly “corrected them.”