Good Advice!
I think one of the roles of leading a Community of Faith such as Elmwood is resourcing and partnering with parents to equip our children to be all that God has designed them to be. I am a father of three, Gloria and I know that we have been given a great blessing and responsibility! We many times at night, shake our heads and go wow – we need like all of us help with parenting. It is not easy in any situation or circumstance.
Our philosophy at Elmwood is we think that combining the influence of the HOME and the Church is much greater than just the influence of either or. When we combine the main and most important influence in a child’s life -HOME (think the color red) with the influence of the Church (think the color yellow) combining these two critical influences (red plus yellow) to form ORANGE – a stronger influence! Together is better!
I like to pass on good resources as I find them for my family so here is a good one!
iMOM is a great site for mom’s! They have many great resources but one tat is helpful is their daily email that goes out with great ideas and helpful tips. The following is from tis morning’s email
Taking a break vs. time out
“You are in time out – NOW!” I’ve said it a million times. Okay, that’s an exaggeration, but I wish I had never said it at all because there is a better way. It’s called “taking a break” and I like it because it’s not a punishment, it’s a solution… a chance for the child to reflect – somewhere close by but removed from the action – and return to you when they are ready to talk about what happened.
In this week’s Learn A Latte, iSpecialists Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller explain exactly how to initiate the break and why it is effective. I tried it with my youngest , and while it initially didn’t look like it was going to work, he is coming around. He now realizes that if he will go sit down, calm down, and then – when he feels ready – come back, discuss what happened and apologize, he can get back to the fun. Taking a break is a process rather than a punishment, which only serves to keep children angry. It also helps them to learn self control.
