Are You Raising A Complainer?Written by Dionna Sanchez
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them patience by making them wait for their food at table. Instead of allowing your children to gobble their food and run, make them wait until everyone is served. Eat together as a family and then insist that your kids help you clean up. That also teaches them service. Don't reward your children with candy, money and gifts everytime they accomplish something. Instead, reward them with self-esteem and pride by giving them hugs and verbal praise. A child who feels good about themselves doesn't feel need to be satisfied with material things. And if they feel content and satisfied, they won't complain. I think people are ready for a change. That change can start with us as mothers. If you can find it in your heart to be more patient and less complaining, your children will learn that from you and adapt that attitude as well. All it takes is for us to desire these character goals and put them into practice daily. I don't know if it will change a nation, but I know it can change my home. Let it change yours as well.
~ Dionna Sanchez strives to maintain patience in her home in Idaho. She is Editor of EmphasisOnMoms at http://www.EmphasisOnMoms.com/
| | A Child's Memento BoxWritten by Dionna Sanchez
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Then throughout Spring Break or Summer Vacation your child can insert favorite trinkets, postcards and other treasures. A great time to do this memento box would be when you go on an extended vacation. That way your child can make sure to bring back savored memories with them. You can bet that this memento box will be treasured. You can even have your son or daughter write year and date on box to mark time in their life forever.
Dionna is Editor/Publisher of Emphasis On Moms; a newsletter focused on helping you enjoy your role as a mom within the home. Visit today at http://www.EmphasisOnMoms.com/
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