The hardest part about being a parent for me is standing back and letting my kids experience some life lessons the hard way. There is a whole book about this called Parenting with Love and Logic that I agreed with almost completely when I read it but am finding it harder to put into practice than I thought.
Anyway, poor Jeremiah seems to have had a rash of real-life lessons the past few weeks. Maybe it's the age?
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About 2 weeks ago we were doing errands and shopping together. Jeremiah wanted to bring one of his Thomas toys. I told him he could but he was responsible for it. I wasn't going to keep track of it for him. We spent about an hour walking all over Kmart looking for a birthday present (hope you liked it Jude!) and checking out some sales. Just as we were about to head to the car with our purchases Jeremiah broke down in tears because his train was gone. We retraced our steps through the store but could not find it.
During soccer practice Jeremiah and the other children have a hard time keeping their hands to themselves. There is a lot of playful (and not so playful) pushing and shoving. At home Jeremiah struggles with this too. He kicks, pushes and hits his brother a lot. I try to talk to him about the fact that if he pushes, kicks, and hits he needs to be prepared for the consequences. Well, on Thursday night a little girl had enough and punched Jeremiah so hard in the stomach it took his breath away for a minute. He was pretty surprised!
There are a lot of young kids in our church and sometimes before the service there is a lot of running and rough housing. We have discussed this with Jeremiah before, that just because other kids are running and rough housing does not mean that he can. This morning he did not obey and the picture above shows the result. There was a lot of blood and the hole in his forehead is pretty deep.
After lunch today it was time for naps. Again, we have been working with Jeremiah on doing the pre-nap routine without fooling around (bouncing on the bed, running around the bathroom, etc.). He was supposed to be in the bathroom going potty when we heard a loud THUMP followed by hysterical crying. The scene in the bathroom was of Jeremiah flat on the floor with the towel bar pulled out of the wall and laying beside him. His back had a large scratch. The story that came out was that Jeremiah was trying to hang from the towel bar and walk with his feet up the wall.
Anyway, poor Jeremiah seems to have had a rash of real-life lessons the past few weeks. Maybe it's the age?
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About 2 weeks ago we were doing errands and shopping together. Jeremiah wanted to bring one of his Thomas toys. I told him he could but he was responsible for it. I wasn't going to keep track of it for him. We spent about an hour walking all over Kmart looking for a birthday present (hope you liked it Jude!) and checking out some sales. Just as we were about to head to the car with our purchases Jeremiah broke down in tears because his train was gone. We retraced our steps through the store but could not find it.
During soccer practice Jeremiah and the other children have a hard time keeping their hands to themselves. There is a lot of playful (and not so playful) pushing and shoving. At home Jeremiah struggles with this too. He kicks, pushes and hits his brother a lot. I try to talk to him about the fact that if he pushes, kicks, and hits he needs to be prepared for the consequences. Well, on Thursday night a little girl had enough and punched Jeremiah so hard in the stomach it took his breath away for a minute. He was pretty surprised!
There are a lot of young kids in our church and sometimes before the service there is a lot of running and rough housing. We have discussed this with Jeremiah before, that just because other kids are running and rough housing does not mean that he can. This morning he did not obey and the picture above shows the result. There was a lot of blood and the hole in his forehead is pretty deep.
After lunch today it was time for naps. Again, we have been working with Jeremiah on doing the pre-nap routine without fooling around (bouncing on the bed, running around the bathroom, etc.). He was supposed to be in the bathroom going potty when we heard a loud THUMP followed by hysterical crying. The scene in the bathroom was of Jeremiah flat on the floor with the towel bar pulled out of the wall and laying beside him. His back had a large scratch. The story that came out was that Jeremiah was trying to hang from the towel bar and walk with his feet up the wall.
Sigh...I really hope he is learning these lessons....
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