Mom’s Coffee Break
July 25, 2008 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Mommy Extras
Well it’s Friday, thank goodness, only three weeks left until the kids go back to school. So what are ya’ll doing this week? Will you be headed to the movies? Normally I have something big to talk about on a Friday but the truth is I haven’t seen any movies this week and don’t have any peeves going on. That is unless you count kids stuck in the house because temperatures rising and no one can stand one another. What do you do to stop the fighting?
Remember it is Friday so talk or vent about anything. It’s an open discussion today.
When the older kids get to hate each other completely & fights happen every other minute I’ve found a way to get them to not only be quiet but to “make up” & bolster the others self esteem at the same time (added bonus!)
I make them write one thing they really like about the other person/s anonymously or one thing they wish they could do as well as that person.
It makes the kids happy, gives me some peace and quiet & makes each child feel better about themselves and happier too.