Well it is official, I haven't written on this blog for 1 1/2 years and I have an official teenager. As I read back throughout the few post I noticed a pattern. Lack of time. In order remedy this I have become only a sub for coaching, I just finished doing the homeschooling conference and I will not do the planning committee again so that leaves me with my curriculum job 2 days a week and ESL classes for my commitment outside of my children.
With more time to observe my children I watched as L.S. hugged "Teddy" (a pet name she gave her oldest brother) on the couch. I don't know what was more sweet her smile as she cuddled on top of his growing teenage chest or his smile of ahhh as he looked down on his little sister. Then "Froggy" (a name little sister gave because her 9 year old brother would jump around a lot) wanted in on the hugging action. He climbed on top of the two and hugged them. Then Froggy saw he may be squishing L.S. he suggested that she layed on top of him and he got in the middle.
How did I get these children to have so much love for one another?
Was it really me, probably not but I did use a lot of the methods from the book Siblings without Rivalry. I read it twice and listened to it on tape one (yes tape, showing my age).
99% of the time I will not take a side. 1% of the time is for human error. I will help verbalize the problems the children are having with each other and I empathize for their situations but I do not pick who was right in the situation. This is not always an easy task when you see the child doing something wrong to the other child.
This blog is just the everyday happenings of a homeschooling family that is always learning something new or not. It also will be adressing ways I parent so that my children like each other and get along with others.
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