Jun 8
Ahhh…the joys of Spring and Summer when we can take daily trips to the playground. Enjoy!
These were taken from my Android phone, so I apologize for the graininess and stutter. I’ll need to explore my settings to see how I can improve the quality of the videos.
I just read this great post on one of my favorite homeschooling blogs and it made me wonder if anyone has creative solutions to disciplining children. The blog author states two specific forms of discipline that I’m going to seriously consider implementing: “Hand over mouth” (for verbal indiscretions) and “Double restitution and extra work” (for stealing). The second one really struck me not only because it’s biblically sound, but because the way she applies it, it can be effective for younger kids.
I was also intrigued by the author’s assertion that dads should not only take an active role in their children’s discipline, but that they should handle all discipline issues when they’re around. When I’m home, Rebecca and I split the discipline 50/50. The bottom line for me, though, is that parents should be on the same page regarding discipline. And, if recent events are any indication, we’re doing just fine in that area!
What discipline measures have you found to be particularly effective for your kids?
A couple weeks ago, C started the push-up-and-back move that seems to characterize what it looks like for our children to start crawling. (Don’t judge me, but I do find it hilarious when they fix their gaze on a toy and determinedly set out to get it…only to end up further from their goal!) Rebecca and I made an informal wager of when we’d (I’d) need to re-install the baby gates – I guessed two weeks, Rebecca guessed a couple months.
Well, I won. (We’re not keeping score, of course…) I snapped the following last night – Enjoy! (Easter egg: see if you can find Myra “digging for gold”.)
This week’s selection includes another list of iPhone/iPod Touch apps for kids, an article demonstrating the Bloom Box which is promising to revolutionize the energy industry (but will it deliver?), and a fascinating oil painting … or is it?
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