Do not touch PART 1

Talking with one of my girlfriends this past weekend she shared a story about her little girl allowing herself into Mom's purse. It was field trip day and Mom signed the slip and placed some money into the envelope for spending and the rest she threw back into her purse. Well, it seems her daughter cared for more than what was given. The next day when my girlfriend went to go spend the money she threw back into her purse it was no longer there. She knew, after thinking about it, there was really only one culprit. Waiting for the day to end and picking her little girl up from school they seemed to have regular conversation when Mom prompted her to see her reaction. "Baby, Mommy went to eat some lunch today and couldn't find the money that was in her purse." Immediately  her daughter chimed in and said that it was her who took the money and it was under the couch. At this point Mom praised her on not lying and then discussed the importance of not touching what was hers. There was a warning as well to the her daughter that should she touch what was not hers in the future, lie or not, she would be grounded.

Getting it together

Sarina looks at me in awe, though she tries to conceal her amazement at my reactions to Lathan. I laugh because that's what I do, how I handle all my situations. If I am angry and have no resolution for my problem I laugh. So the same goes for Lathan, I laugh at my neglect to train him to obey. Hence, the markings on my desk, the bingo dobber spots on my daughters floor, the spills of water regularly because he lacks the same discipline the others have. This is the child that has all my girlfriends laughing at me. "Oh, Angelina, this is too good". Actually its not, but I can see now where they are coming from, any mom who has said, "I need a break". The truth is I just need to stay on it.

What do you do with the little guy?

I was asked just recently what Lathan does while I am homeschooling the other three. I have posted a little clip of one of his activities. To be honest I had forgotten all together how to parent over the summer. Not sure if it was knowing that Lathan is most likely my last little guy or just laziness. It is important to say that having stayed on top of Souriya all her life has only blessed me immensely. Granted, she is not perfect, but boy do I appreciate the perspective she grew up with. Here I am implementing all the simple strategies like Schedule, CONSISTENCY of what is Expected and Accepted, and Teaching Self-Discipline, while receiving great results!

A special Thank you goes out to my best friend Sarina, for being my CONSTANT reminder, I love you.   

Study Island

This page still comes in handy, even if just for teaching my own kiddos. Luke is spending some time on Study Island and needs to understand how and where to gather information. Being here helps him see that the Internet is changing all the time and everyone is able to access it. The point of this blog post is to show him how fast information is added and can be deleted. This allows him to see the change and grab hold of the concept.
-Thanks