Comments on: Child Listenometer

By: mark fairlamb

mark fairlamb — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:20:47 +0000

i’ve got one you could try:
x = number of times you have to threaten child that the whole day is cancelled and they are going straight to bed.
usually fairly constant at x = 1, especially if y = ratio volume, usually > 0.7

By: Jack's Mam

Jack's Mam — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:27:08 +0000

None of this ever worked with you- still doesn’t

By: Mari

Mari — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:06:48 +0000

If U is a negative number you would need to divide by G if G is positive in order to decrease the U effect. Or if G is negative then G will increase the U effect dramatically.

By: JackP

JackP — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:55:56 +0000

Ah yes.. I hadn’t thought of that. Yes, now where does G come into this exactly?

If guilt factor increases (if you don’t stop doing that, it will end civilisation as we know it / make your brother’s leg come off / make Santa sad — all about even?), then obviously less repetitions are necessary, so that would presumably be

Repetitions = ( A * D * B ) / (( L + S + T + G) * U)

hmm. Although I’m not sure. Increased guilt (although it is almost invariably low) would tend to dramatically reduce number of repetitions, so maybe

Repetitions = ( A * D * B ) / (( L + S + T) * (U * G))

does that look okay?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:09:59 +0000

You missed out the guilt factor. If faced with consequences that may disadvantage the majority, the parent may play the guilt card. This may be inversely proportional to the authority (U) factor. It works for me as a grandparent.