Trying to get your family holiday cards out but can’t get the kids to cooperate? It can be tough to get little ones to smile on demand, especially when they’re distracted or tired, but one photographer has figured out a way to guarantee those grins. And it all comes down to a tried and true parenting method: bribery.
Family photographer Allison Burriss figured it out when she was under pressure to do a promotional shoot for her business featuring her own children, but they weren’t interested in participating. To be fair, she admits it was close to bedtime for the kids, who are one, four and seven years old, so they were overtired, but then she had her husband get the ice cream out of the freezer. “We fed them ice cream just to get them to cooperate, and then it just turned into so much fun,” Burriss explains. “My youngest was 13 months at that time, and she just never had ice cream before, and the other two were just laughing.”
The sweet treat bribe was such a success, she posted a video of the adorable family photo session on Instagram, where it racked up more than 700-thousand views. Since then, Burriss has had clients show up for their own family photoshoots with ice cream in a cooler, and it works like a charm for their kids as well. It might be the thing that saves your frustration and the kids’ melting down while you try to get that perfect family pic for the holiday card this year.
Source: Today