One night shortly after David started walking, Lee and I sat across from each other and tried to get him to “come” from one parent to another. I even had candy to make it fun. Our dear son who does not perform on cue sensed a performance atmosphere and did not cooperate in his lesson. […]
obedience
One of the things that Trip, et al, do not address, is what to do when you discipline a child for disobedience (regardless of the method), and the child still does not obey. A parent has three options: 1. Repeat the same discipline, with the same intensity. 2. Repeat the same discipline, increasing the intensity. […]
Bethel and Obedience
Lee observed the other day that he often doesn’t ask Bethel to do something (like help clear the table) because David gets it done faster. I told him that I’ve been avoiding asking her to do something because I don’t want to deal with making sure she obeys. So we’ve been working on obedience lately […]
Bethel Success
The last few times I have asked Bethel to come, she’s come happily and been rewarded with big hugs and kisses. “Mommy is so happy when you obey!” I still need to be asking her more. I forget. I deliberately avoid times when I suspect she won’t obey quickly or happily (when she’s grumpy or […]
