What a week!!!

I watched a 5 year old and almost 2 year old boys this past week and man they were a handful. They are brothers and they just pick at each other and feed off of each other getting into all sorts of trouble. And non stop movement. Madi liked to sit and watch them but she was awful clingy this week. She ended up getting bumped and toys taken away if she was on the floor, so she stayed in my lap or right beside me. Poor thing, she isn't used to all the commotion or movement (neither was Oliver, our dog).

Wednesday night I started a four week class at our church called Conscious Discipline. This is very interesting. It is discipline that is positive and talking to children to produce what you want and not focusing or pointing out the negatives in what children do. It really is a life-style change in the way you think and speak to your children. It is so natural, I think to most people, to automatically say don't or no to a child. But for self esteem and building a child's personality and the way they see themselves they need to be taught what to do instead of being told what they aren't supposed to do. Check out the website, they have some really good ideas on talking to children and even the use of time out. http://www.beckybailey.com/

Madi is up from her nap!! Have a great Easter.

Love, Amy