Proactive Discipline and Well-Behaved Children
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- FlutterBee
- BeckySAHM
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» FlutterBee - polite kids
I too set an emphasis on raising well-behaved, polite children. My husband and I set the example we want our children to follow and then we praise their good behavior. Whenever we're in our van driving somewhere together as a family, I take that opportunity to remind the children of the behavior that's expected of them. They know to stay in their seats throughout the entire meal at the restaurant. They know to be reverent in church. They know to say, "please" and "thank you" at their friend's house. My ten-year old son holds doors open for people and allows his sisters to enter before him. I believe that my children are less selfish than many of their peers because of their consideration for other people.-- posted by FlutterBee
They sound like great kids!
» rahunter_nf - Great Article!
Great article, Becky! Although we used to have to give occasional time-outs to our very energetic eight-year-old son, my wife and I have tried to follow the principles that you've described in raising him and his six-year-old sister and it finally seems to be paying off. I say "finally" because until fairly recently our son used to display some embarrassingly noisy or rowdy behaviour in public.I also enjoyed "JUST a Mom" and "Some Thoughts on What Marriage Is Really About." Thanks as well for the link to Crystal Lutton's Arms of Love Family Fellowship website.
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