Drawing by a 5 year old. The details he captures, while at the same time keeping it simple...brilliant.
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
My son is now at potty training stage. This is good, since it's only taken about 3 and a half years to get here. Potty training is a funny thing. It's something you can't control. I can "make" my kids take out the garbage. I can "make" my kids make thier beds. But no matter how hard you try, you can't "make" someone go to the bathroom. In fact, "making" it go is directly in opposition to how we go in the first place.
Now, my son is a classic control freak. He wants to be in control of the remote, he wants to drive the car (I don't usually let him). He wants the power. I'm a little worried about meglomania, but for now I'm worring strictly about the potty stuff. I think he's never going to be potty trained. He's going to go off to college, pack up and say "did you remember to pack my potty seat?" Lord help me.
Now, my son is a classic control freak. He wants to be in control of the remote, he wants to drive the car (I don't usually let him). He wants the power. I'm a little worried about meglomania, but for now I'm worring strictly about the potty stuff. I think he's never going to be potty trained. He's going to go off to college, pack up and say "did you remember to pack my potty seat?" Lord help me.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
In exercise, stretching is important. If you don't get stretched out, something will go wrong. Same concept for not letting your lawnmower or motorcycle sit all summer. You gotta keep it warmed up, or it will seize.
I'm a terrible stretcher. Now that's come back to bite me, and my back is bad. So I gotta stretch. And its annoying because its slow and tedious - not my thing.
Kids are like that too. They don't want to do the stuff that takes awhile. They just want the quick fix. But we make them sit down and take the time and see the rewarding part at the end. Its a chore for us. But, Its worth it. It will keep them from seizing up later in life.
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Friday, February 25, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Sometimes you have kids that are easy. Sometimes you have kids that are...unique. I love all of my kids equally. Some just require a little more elbow grease than others. :)
One of my kids is a worry wort. (That's not spelled wrong, I used the beer brew spelling, instead of the disgusting skin problem. Personal preference)
This child worries over everything, but last night took the cake. The child came out of bed at 9:00 last night to ask - "If you indent a paragraph at the beginning of a new idea, what if every sentence is a new idea? I'm worried I won't write my paragraphs correctly!"
How do you teach a kid to not be so precise? Most kids its trying to get them to be more concientious of what they're doing. With this one, it's a battle to make sure she loosens up a bit, and realizes that some things just aren't worth worrying about. Like paragraphs. And mild skin rashes.
One of my kids is a worry wort. (That's not spelled wrong, I used the beer brew spelling, instead of the disgusting skin problem. Personal preference)
This child worries over everything, but last night took the cake. The child came out of bed at 9:00 last night to ask - "If you indent a paragraph at the beginning of a new idea, what if every sentence is a new idea? I'm worried I won't write my paragraphs correctly!"
How do you teach a kid to not be so precise? Most kids its trying to get them to be more concientious of what they're doing. With this one, it's a battle to make sure she loosens up a bit, and realizes that some things just aren't worth worrying about. Like paragraphs. And mild skin rashes.
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