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We are on round two of our financial lesson with our kids. I must say that I am quite surprised at how things are going. We decided to count their money at the end of each week to encourage them for the next week. We altered our percentages a bit, because we want them to [...]
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In our home this week I am attempting round two of implementing chores. When I first tried this the children’s chores included a bunch of stuff they don’t already do around the home, plus all the stuff they already do. They got a sticker for each completed task and the stickers added up to privileges [...]
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Finding his manhood
The Boy has been a bit more assertive, a bit more physical, a bit more…manly. I think he is in transition from being a mama’s boy to being mama’s boy. So far, it’s frustrating because he’s challenging my authority more and pushing limits a little more than usual. I want to encourage Noah’s journey from [...]
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Pre-K Boys and Fine Motor Skills
Every Thursday I hear many moms express concern that their son will not be ready for kindergarten this Fall. They wonder if they should hold him back or put him in and risk a repeat of kindergarten. I think the parents are asking good questions and some are overly concerned that little Joey will not [...]
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Egocentric Thinking
This is a phrase used in child development to describe how preschool age children think (aka pre-operational stage). It means that they can only explain the world from their perspective. It’s a developmental stage that preschoolers should grow out of by the time they reach kindergarten. However, the stages of development are not concrete so [...]
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The success of my day is not measured by how much I get accomplished.
I’ve had to repeat this to myself today. I’m not quite sure I believe it. Especially since the kids have been fighting all day, I’m really tired, and it took every ounce of energy I had just to stick a [...]
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Parenting…
has never been so difficult. Being a mom is one area of my life that I have felt confident in even when people have insulted me as a mother or blatantly gone against my wishes for my children as if to tell me those desires are silly. But lately, I have been very [...]
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I grew up picking up after my two older brothers. As a result, I decided that my kids will not grow up thinking that they can make a mess and expect someone else to clean it up for them. So, since being able to walk, each child has helped pick up their own toys [...]
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Their mama taught them that
Five bad habits I wish I hadn’t taught my kids. Some are in the process of becoming habits so they will be easier to stop. Others will take a little work to eradicate, cause it would mean that I, too, would have to stop.
Growling in frustration
Sleeping in
Rushing to get ready for the day
Eye-rolling
Yelling up or [...]
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Parent-Teacher Conference
We had our first P-T conference on Tuesday. I figured things were going really well at school, but I just kept bracing myself for the bad news. Like, “Mr. and Mrs., Your child has not been to class in a week.” or “We found this (holds up kilo of drug X) [...]
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