Monday, April 30, 2012

New parenting resources!!

So in my seminary wives's class, our teacher brought some charts she had used when her kids were little to discipline them. I got really excited about them but then totally forgot until today :). I looked them up and found a parenting set that has a topical bible that you can look up whatever you are dealing with, good memory verses for parents, and 4 charts. My favorite I believe is the If Then Chart. This shows many of the daily sins our kiddos commit each day (disobeying, lying, rebellion, teasing, biting, etc) Each infraction has a verse that goes with it and then mom and dad write in the consequences. This will create consistency in our discipline. We will have the same punishment each time and can bring the kids to "the chart" to look at what that punishment is and have a talk and pray about it. One of the others is a blessing chart which lists rewards for certain behaviors (can't just look at the negative things they do!) Another one is the Go To The Ant chart about working hard. I am so pumped to get these in the mail. They have large charts or smaller 8.5x11 ones that are already colored and laminated. I chose those. I want to hang them on the fridge and be able to take them with us when we travel. Ella has been doing a lot better in her obeying lately but I really want to make sure we address the heart of the matter so when mom and dad aren't around she will still make the right choice. I can't be there with her or Clay all the time and I want God to give them a heart of conviction with a love for others that is greater than themselves. I will update after we have been using them for a bit and let you know how they are working! :)

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