tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post2843862693145383737..comments2024-03-20T02:17:35.429-05:00Comments on Giftie Etcetera: Mommy BlogsGiftie Etceterahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11353862141419399333noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-72951424816659594872007-09-17T09:28:00.000-05:002007-09-17T09:28:00.000-05:00oh kristy, we need to have coffee more often. I am...oh kristy, we need to have coffee more often. <BR/>I am constantly thinking about discipline. I am constantly thinking about how JD will turn out as an adult. phillip and i were just talking the other day about parenting is a "long game". it is very difficult to see how what you do today will turn out when your child is an adult. i think about it, phillip and i talk about it, but there are so many variables in effective discpline, blogging about it would be painful for me.<BR/><BR/>i read bento blogs for snack ideas.<BR/>if you find some good movement dvd's let me know. i have some picked out on amazon but i don't know if they are any good.<BR/>the text book on movement i got from the library is quite good too.<BR/><BR/>i'll read your book when you are done writing it.Mamaebethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784534602249266789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-88472197145272476732007-09-15T16:01:00.000-05:002007-09-15T16:01:00.000-05:00You write about playing vs learning like they are ...You write about playing vs learning like they are opposed, but children learn through playing. <BR/><BR/>"How can I possibly give him all the information he needs to know before he turns 18?"<BR/><BR/>I used to worry about stuff like this too (A LOT!!!), until I realized that children are little sponges and are going to learn with or without my help. So I just try to make stuff available that encourages learning. And we play with it all the time. And I play WITH them, telling them things like "This is a trapezoid" or "L-I-B-R-A-R-Y spells 'library'". And they do learn it. <BR/><BR/>I also had to give the worry over to God. I can spend the rest of my life worrying about not being an adequate mom, but it isn't going to do any of us much good. I adopted the habit of praying every evening - in front of them and out loud, as part of their bedtime prayers - that we will be good, patient, loving parents to them and teach them everything God wants them to know. I figure this does double time, as it shows them I rely on God, and it gets the prayer through at the same time. ;)<BR/><BR/>I have lots more to say, have been thinking of things myself lately along the same lines (but maybe in opposite directions!)... but I think it warrants my own post. I hope I can get to it before next weekend.<BR/><BR/>If it makes you feel any better, I hadn't noticed any bad grammar. (Not that I employ good grammar at all when I write, so I probably WOULDN'T be the one to notice!)Mathochisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238592153841235050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863557816383416771.post-54918794796256147242007-09-15T10:45:00.000-05:002007-09-15T10:45:00.000-05:00I read your blogs. When ever I get the chance. Bel...I read your blogs. When ever I get the chance. Believe it or not I think we are more similar in our parenting then what we would think. I don't do the baby wearing. Heck he can go in his stroller. I breast fed but am glad that formula is available as another option. (never used it though, never had to but I don't knock those that do or did) I believe in discipline. The discipline has to happen at that exact moment. You really can't do it later. I do time outs. I say no. And there are a lot of people out there that don't believe in that. <BR/>Color game? That is playing. Everything is playing for a child. Sure it may be learning to you but it is a fun learning game to the child. I do blog about some things that occur in my childs life or things that go on, heck wrote about the daycaring. I am also about to do another blog about discipline actually. Keep writing. I enjoy your blog. I don't not read yours, I just never have the time. LOL. I am sure you know what that is like.Miss-buggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063991457181388922noreply@blogger.com