Two Major things I'm doing to get back on track and change the way I am reacting to the antics of my adorable
Media break; I'm not the only one who has let social media rule the house as I have several friends giving this a go too. Its been in the back of my mind all year, limit the screen time - I decided to deactivate facebook and slim down on the emails I receive. The tv and video games are being limited to nap times and rainy days.
yelling, I made a pact with my kids this week not to yell. To be intentional about what comes out of my mouth, I'd already had this verse printed out and then a friend posted it on her facebook wall along with a comment that we need to be more mindful about what we say and how we say it, needless to say it reinforced that we need a change. Taking one day at a time, I'll wait until I'm done fuming over whatever it is they have done (like leave the door wide open so that the dogs run out of the house, and I have to chase them through the corn fields into the closest neighbors yard and pray pray pray that none of the chickens become happy play things. and then talk to my children instead of being obnoxiously loud. I have a sticker chart, suggested in the book Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids and the kids get to give me a sticker at the end of each day if I succeed in no yelling. My 10 year old thinks its lame, my 8 year old thinks its AWESOME and gave me a huge hug and said I'm the best mama in the whole wide world, my 2 year old just wants to eat the stickers.
