tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988275145038032119.post8685743090533364915..comments2024-01-29T07:21:04.620-07:00Comments on Faithful Homemaking: Gentle Mothering---Scream Free ParentingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988275145038032119.post-21249149733996859682008-06-05T22:04:00.000-06:002008-06-05T22:04:00.000-06:00wow! i just noticed your dh's name is josiah, your...wow! i just noticed your dh's name is josiah, your son is jeremiah, and your baby is justus!!!!!<BR/>my first born is jeremiah, my second born is josiah, (my third born is jamin) and if we have another boy, justus is first on my list! how cool is that?!<BR/>jenn again - busybeingblessed.comblessedmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394483463904043822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988275145038032119.post-65064687414806152012008-06-05T22:00:00.000-06:002008-06-05T22:00:00.000-06:00wow!! i found you doing a google search. thanks so...wow!! i found you doing a google search. thanks so much for the great read!! i definitely have to get this book.<BR/>God bless!blessedmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394483463904043822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988275145038032119.post-52051684237242046592008-05-06T19:41:00.000-06:002008-05-06T19:41:00.000-06:00Interesting thoughts. I guess my questions would ...Interesting thoughts. I guess my questions would be, "what does the author propose as the appropriate action to be taken, especially when they've done something that makes you just want to lose it completely?"Thiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14215607323324295590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988275145038032119.post-15839829557095655912008-05-06T11:54:00.000-06:002008-05-06T11:54:00.000-06:00Wow, those are some good insights. I am finding my...Wow, those are some good insights. I am finding myself becoming more and more of a reactionary parent when Madison acts out. It's hard not too! But I have often times caught myself doing that and have mentally told myself that I can't allow myself to "lose" control in front of her. <BR/><BR/>A couple things that are working well for me lately are prayers and hugs. Usually when Madison is in need of a time out, it is a battle getting her to sit on her T-O chair. We don't start the T-O until she is sitting on it. Often times she is in such a huge fit, that I will just sit down on the floor and start praying for her and for myself out loud. She will typically come and sit on my lap while I finish praying, she calms down much better, and then she is more willing to listen and proceed with the T-O.<BR/><BR/>The other thing I've been doing is just when I start to notice the "switch" in her being flipped - when I notice she is just on the edge of a complete attitude change (for the worse) - I will ask her if she needs a hug. She will usually say yes, and the hug completely changes her attitude. However, I have to catch her in time because if it's too late, she will refuse my hug and proceed to spiral downwards.<BR/><BR/>So that's what's been working for me lately. Thanks for the reminder that we can't control our kids, but we can control our own emotions. That is something I will need to work on a lot.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282570959779799478noreply@blogger.com