Great job dad! Tough tough decisions are made every day when you have children. Mine are 8 and 10. We had an issue with a friend showing his privates, and my friends dad said to his son "Son, you don't have privates anymore, you have PUBLICS!" He's better now. :-)
Your story was well written and I'm glad you have the courage to 'parent your children'. We have found with one of our children, the threat of removing privileges/toys is a great motivator. With our other child it's opposite. We need to use rewards as a motivator. "If your behavior is great this week, you can have a friend over this weekend".
My wife and I can't believe that they came out of the same gene pool!
Take a look at these two stories I wrote about my children if you get a moment. Thanks for sharing!
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Your story was well written and I'm glad you have the courage to 'parent your children'. We have found with one of our children, the threat of removing privileges/toys is a great motivator. With our other child it's opposite. We need to use rewards as a motivator. "If your behavior is great this week, you can have a friend over this weekend".
My wife and I can't believe that they came out of the same gene pool!
Take a look at these two stories I wrote about my children if you get a moment. Thanks for sharing!
Jason Elkins
Transparent Christian Magazine
http://www.transparentchristianmagazine.com/200...
http://www.transparentchristianmagazine.com/200...
Having acknowledged that fact, let me say:
"Thhhhppttttt".
That's for mocking me on the blog of another.
Are you bothered because I mocked you or because it was warranted? :-)
Thanks! Great insight. I'm going to go read those articles now.
peace|dewde