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Following-Up on Consequences
I’d like to think that being a teacher for nine years will help me be a better parent. Of course there are real differences between teaching children and parenting them, but I hope I have learned some helpful strategies by interacting with more than 320 children.… Read MoreFor example, I learned a lot by reading Lee Canter’s Assertive Discipline. In that book, he talks about the importance of:
- Teaching children how to see their own behavior as a choice that they are in control of
- Helping children clearly understand the consequences of their actions, both positively and negatively
- Following through on consequences consistently and without emotion
I see these three
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The Importance of Letting Children Struggle
A few weeks ago, Henry and I were at a party, and a woman was talking to us. She noticed that Henry was looking at her bracelet, so she held it up for him to get a better look at it. Once she did that, Henry started reaching out to touch it. At the time, his reach and grasp were still pretty shaky, but you could tell he was working hard to learn how to reach toward something and grab it. He was so focused on getting his hand to that bracelet. It was an amazing thing to watch! I love seeing children work so hard at something that is… Read More -
Henry’s Easy-Peasy Scrapbook
I don’t have much memorabilia from when I was a newborn. My mom did start a baby book for me, but it’s kind of sparse.
I knew that I wanted to document Henry’s life for him from the very beginning and in a prolific way, but I also knew that I had to keep it as simple as possible or else I wouldn’t sustain it. That’s why I turned to the Living, Growing Scrapbook idea that I’ve been using to keep a scrapbook for our family (originally inspired by Amy over at Progressive Pioneer).
It’s so very simple. It just takes a three-ring binder, plastic sheet protectors, double-sided tape, … Read More
