I'm about to go NUTS! My kids are fighting and picking and driving me crazy! I am just about at my wits end today, for whatever reason. It seems as though nothing I do is helping. I've tried the kindness jars and marbles to earn a Happy Meal (from Whelchel's book). I've tried talking to them about how God wants us to love each other and treat each other with kindness. Today, I even compared them to the brothers of Joshua, you know the ones who sold him in to slavery? I know not funny, but still I chuckle thinking of it. I can't believe that I thought of that in the spur of the moment. I wonder, how did Jacob feel about his other sons after he had learned what they had done? Interesting to think about, but it doesn't help me right now.
I have really started praying, whatever it takes Lord. I want my kids to love each other and value each other as persons. I know that it isn't impossible for the Word of God says, "Nothing is possible with God". I imagine it might happen as adults, atleast I hope and pray it does. I am fully aware that Moses never did get to enter the Promised Land....hopefully, I won't have to wait that long!
If anyone has some advise please....I'm willing to try! Until then I'll pray I make it till our weekend get away. May be a break is what I need and I'll come home ready for the referee shirt again!
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LOL....were you telling them that they would be sold like Joseph? HA HA.
Ok...I have a few suggestions that I've done. One is to find a scripture on kindness and have the children who can write, to copy it several times (until it is memorized) then to say it every day. Or perhaps begin memorizing the Golden Rule or the Love Chapter.
Another, that helps my oldest (who is very strong-willed) is to give him alone time. I recognize that he is picking on his brothers because someone is probably in his business. I put him in time-out (without calling it that) and call it his "alone time " in his room for about 1 hour, to read, color...whatever
Good luck
I like the advice ~ll~ gave! Trevor has done more verses than he can count.
He has done 3 verses at once 100 times each. He got the message!!
I think that sometimes they just get sick of each other and don't know how to express it except to fight and argue.
I try to give A and S some alone time as well. Not for punishment but because they need it. They don't come to me and say they need alone time they just start terrorizing each other:~)
I think they may have Spring fever, too! Remember how it was for you in the Spring growing up. I couldn't wait to wear shorts and play in the mud!LOL
I sympathize!! Love ya!
Hey,
I just saw a book review over at owlhaven for The Mommy Manual by Barbara Curtis. It looks like an interesting read for ideas. Just a thought! Jen
Oh yeah, one more thing! Here is the Beth Moore blog I was telling you about!www.livingproofministies.blogspot.com
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