Week Seven

Mon Nov. 14th  6-6:30AM
Tuesday Nov. 15th  10-10:15AM
Thursday Nov. 17th  2:15-2:45PM
Saturday Nov. 19th  6:50-7:15PM

Parenting Magazine Isssue 259 Dec/Jan 2012
Parenting With Love And Logic By Foster Cline, M.D. & Jim Fay

   In the Parenting magazine I didn't make it all the way through it and it seems like most of their big articles are in the back half of the magazine. So I really didn't get to any of those. I just read some of the little articles that are half to a whole page. I really just enjoy looking at the cute clothes trend for the little toddlers and looking at all the new gadgets that are out. Parenting magazine is always giving away items so I like to see what is up for free this month!
     One little article that I read was titled My New Happy Meal By Ana Connery. It was her son's 6th birthday and at his party was Ana (mom) her ex-husband (dad) along with Ana's parents and Ana's boyfriend. She talked about how it was kind of awkward at first but throughout the party eveyone loosened up and it turned out to be a great time. I think it said that Ana and her ex had been divorced for like 4 years so it wasn't anything recent. But her point or the "Big Idea" was that family is just a group of people who have your back, love you unconditionally, and are willing tobe a little uncomfortable if it means making you happy.

     Parenting With Love And Logic I got through Pearl 19 to Pearl 26. These seven Pearls were Homework, "I'm Bored" Routine, Lying And Dishonesty, Nasty Looks And Negative Body Language, Peer Presssure, Pet Care, Picking Up Belongings, & Professional Help: When To Seek It. The one that I really liked was Pearl 25 Picking Up Belongings. It said that children from Kindergarten on should be able to be responsible for their own toys. If they toys are in their room then that is their problem but if they are all over they living room then it needs to be picked up. The mother told her son that he had a lot of his things laying around in the living room and it is kind of getting in the way. She asked him if he wanted to pick it up or if he wanted her to pick it up. The son of course wanted his mom to pick it up. She said that the advantage to him picking it up is that he'll get to see it again because if she picked it up he wouldn't see it again. She told him to think about it and at lunch time if the items were still on the floor then she knew that he wanted her to pick them up but if they weren't on the floor then she knew that he still wanted his toys and that he cleaned it up.
      Everytime I read this book I am getting more and more ideas of how to handle my daughters which I believe it also will help me with my students when I begin to teach. I am learning that they need to be able to make more of their own choices and be able to fail a few times so they can learn from it.