tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896078398516337834.post7647086731739908955..comments2019-04-22T01:05:25.017-06:00Comments on Bovine Sculptures: What Five-Year-Old Says That?!?Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15498715600254435346noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896078398516337834.post-26481102784964454282010-10-15T14:02:22.856-06:002010-10-15T14:02:22.856-06:00Thanks, Jimmie! We tried a version of that this m...Thanks, Jimmie! We tried a version of that this morning: usually, I will divy the first waffle out of the iron among the three girls so they can all start eating at once. Today, we decided to give the whole first waffle to the youngest so we'd have another opportunity to discuss gratefulness (not that we need to search for these ops!). As it was, the older two hardly noticed this time.<br /><br />It's hard for me to think of no second chances, but maybe that's part of our problem!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15498715600254435346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896078398516337834.post-72407790738821804132010-10-14T19:46:22.736-06:002010-10-14T19:46:22.736-06:00Hey Sarah,
We really enjoyed the posts about the t...Hey Sarah,<br />We really enjoyed the posts about the things the children said.<br />We didn't practice this idea, but i read about a family that deliberately gave different size servings, alternating family members who received more or less. If someone complained, the serving was removed and the complainer did with out. No second chances. Wish mine were young enough to try it out.<br />JimmieThe Wells Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330246832025943788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896078398516337834.post-75832823686680014952010-10-13T17:31:25.020-06:002010-10-13T17:31:25.020-06:00Hey Sarah!
Totally hear ya on this one! Unfortun...Hey Sarah!<br /><br />Totally hear ya on this one! Unfortunately I don't have some brilliant or wise answer. We kind of do the same thing. Whenever there are brief, and I mean brief moments of "thinking of others before ourselves" I try to really praise it. But that is about it. <br /><br />The part of parenting that I find very challenging as they get older are the attitudes or the concept that I so want them to grasp, and not necessarily the black and white "you disobeyed, therefore you will receive punishment." That part seems simpler now with Ellie and Luke.<br /><br />For us it is the constant battling over the seat in the middle by Andrew. They feel so cheated if one of them gets to sit there twice in a row. We do not allow the words "no fair". Hate those two words.<br /><br />If you figure it out let me know :)<br /><br />This will show up as Elizabeth, because I am on my mom's computer, but it is Ann:) <br /><br />Didn't feel like logging out and retyping all of this.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14877243941837921892noreply@blogger.com