We can make you talk bwa ha ha

Mine do the same thing.. though I'm not as nice about it cause it ticks me off!

Love it Dawn, you're a great mother to your kids. I would love to witness the tickling and it's great you got Cary to confess to NOT brushing his teeth lol. Brilliant tactics my friend.

Lol well done maybe next time he will talk straight away lol

ohhh, the terrible tickle torture!

Sure you've found the right tactics that works well. I'll do that next time when my kid refuse to answer me.

Now, come on if he doesn't answer it's because he knows you won't like the answer. Tickle does work.

I usually turn to 'monster mommy' to help me with such situations but yours sounds like a better idea. I better start doing it. Do you think it will work with a 10 year old? I'm sure my 4 year old will have fun with it but not too sure about the 10 year old...who is the one giving me a hard time nowadays.

I'm not saying anything... Can I get tickled too? ;) Oh' this could set a dangerous precedent, if I want to have fun with mom, I know just what to do... Say nothing *Best Srgnt Schultz voice I can muster* See those fingers coming? Sure make a game of it... HEheheheeee Honestly, I'm not talking, I'm going to resist... You won't get me to respond... Nope, no how, no way... See how well it is working? Tickle, tickle Your turn... :)

The poor boy is obviously crying out for attention...

Hey dawny! Nice going Mom! You're my hero! My Mom was a "tickler" too! And even more annoying she would "sing" (of key, of course) some stupid made up song every morning to make me get out of bed (wasn't a morning person way back them either)! I wanted to kill her then.....

Ah, good one! My daughter doesn't answer because she's not listening (she's too focused on something else - like whatever she's working on or on something she's watching on tv or the computer). Maybe a good tickle would work . . . then maybe she'll listen the first time!! Your kids are lucky to have you as a mom!

That's a good trick! I'll remember that when my kids don't want to talk. My problem with them is the opposite. As soon as I ask them a question, they would respond quickly, 'I did!'. Even if they didn't. Just to get mo off their backs quickly too. There should be a way I could get the tickling in these situation with them.

I have the same bad habit as Cary. People will ask me a question and I won't respond right away...I'm thinking of an answer...the best answer. It drives some of my friends crazy. I eventually answer and it could be minutes or even hours later. And if it's hours later, I don't always restate the question so they know what answer I'm giving. But they know me so well, when I give the answer, they know what I'm responding too. Now, if they tried to tickle me to get an answer, they'd probably get a knock on the head. Run, Cary, run...Mom's coming to tickle you.

My son does that a lot too. He doesn't want to answer me sometimes when I ask him a question. Sometimes he gets annoyed when I do. He says I ask too much questions. When I don't ask him that much questions. I like to ask how was your day at school? Just so I know more about how my sons day was. He likes that question though he will let me know.I will ask him if anything new happened at school. The questions he doesn't like are the ones like what you asked your son did you brush your teeth?

i sometimes do that to my son . the first time he doesn't answer a question or dilly-dallies with eating his meal, i tickle him behind the ear. after a little giggle but still no response, then it's behind his neck, then to his sides. it actually works .

I had my granddaughter overnight and I wish I knew how to get her to listen to me! This morning she was showing off and I told her to settle down...boom! Down she goes..knocks her cheek against the office chair and cuts her tongue!!!!! Even after that she was still racing around like a nut!

sorry to say, i just left it go. when my kids were growing up, i had 2 boys also, that did not talk or answer things. it'd drive my daughter nuts and she'd scream at them to answer. id ask her why bother and she'd say, you need to be answered i cant stand it when the boys ignore you. a person should always answer their mom. she got results because they couldnt stand her screaming at them. lol.

Such sweet and precious memories that we get to spend with our children while they are growing up.They grow up so fast , it is unbelievable.I hold on to many such memories of my children and we sit and talk about all their escapades and laugh...

Tickle torture always works..few can withstand it's effects.

My son, Michael has a bad habit of not answering when we ask him a question. Normally, it's when he has done something he knows he wasn't supposed to do, and I have to keep telling me that most times, if he tells us the truth, he won't get into nearly as much trouble as if he doesn't tell the truth.