Seek and You Will Find
I've been seeking something lately...well behaved kids. With my 3 kids so close in age (6,4,3) the typical day with my kiddos can be quite eventful and challenging. Breaking up fights, figuring out if a cry is real or fake, dealing with broken toys and hurt feelings, discouraging annoying "baby talk," trying to teach them to use self control and good manners, and in all of that also looking for moments to remind them to not only look to honor me and their dad, but also their Father in heaven. Seth's been out of town for a few days (well, he left yesterday morning but it seems like its been a lot longer!) and whild he's been gone, I have been reading a few parenting books. One is from a christian perspective and one from a well-known professional. Both have similar strategies and things that I can apply right now, but when it comes right down to it, there are moments where I just don't know what to say to my kids when they make poor choices. ...