"Lillie's Run in With the Law"

Lillie (age 5) recently decided that seatbelts are for the birds. So one day last week when she was very resistant to being in her buckle, Mommy just happened to see a police car parked in a near-by parking lot. I pulled over, with a very nervous little 5 year old saying, Mom, what are you doing? Mom? Mommmmmmmm??? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?? I calmly said let's see if this officer will help "us" unerstand the importance of seatbelts. I pulled in, parked and walked over to him. (Personally, I think I made the Police Officer more nervous than Lillie.) I light-heartedly explained "our" dilemma to him and asked if he could help her "get it." I reminded him to not scare her, just impress upon her the danger, the law, etc... He did a great job, but Lillie would not even look at him, talk to him, and at the end, even yelled at him! Yikes! "I KNOW!!!!" He just laughed and walked away with a wish of good luck! Oh, OK THANKS! Guess what Family Home Evening was about that night? Obeying parents, the law, etc... Well, it seems to have made the difference. Lillie is now usually the first or second buckled and "ratting out who ever is doddling at the task at hand.