Comments on: Bickering http://lets-explore.net/blog/2009/07/bickering/ Simple ways to create, discover, and play Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Liz http://lets-explore.net/blog/2009/07/bickering/comment-page-1/#comment-73850 Liz Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:41:57 +0000 http://lets-explore.net/blog/?p=1004#comment-73850 I like it. Think it's great! I will try it my house & let you know how it goes. I like it. Think it’s great! I will try it my house & let you know how it goes.

]]> By: tilly http://lets-explore.net/blog/2009/07/bickering/comment-page-1/#comment-2263 tilly Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:07:34 +0000 http://lets-explore.net/blog/?p=1004#comment-2263 Elise, I often offer two choices to my 4.5 year old, it almost always works. Pick two books is a great idea- we've got books in every room in the house. Unfortun. it gives my daughter (4.5 yrs) the opportunity to complain or say her favorite phrase "I don't want to". Going outside....the best. Let's go find bugs....awesome. The other issue for us is that my kids are five years apart. Some of the ideas shared might work better for siblings that are similar in age...I don't know. My son, age nine, is very patient with his bossy younger sister and it's been good for him to practice patience, self-control, and 'turning the other cheek' but I want to be careful that he doesn't absorb too much. She loves to torment him- gently stepping on a gameboard, trying to look at his cards in Go Fish, pulling the book to the side so he can't see the pages....that sort of thing. It's not really an exchange so much as it is her picking at him. Any thoughts? Elise, I often offer two choices to my 4.5 year old, it almost always works.

Pick two books is a great idea- we’ve got books in every room in the house. Unfortun. it gives my daughter (4.5 yrs) the opportunity to complain or say her favorite phrase “I don’t want to”.

Going outside….the best. Let’s go find bugs….awesome.

The other issue for us is that my kids are five years apart. Some of the ideas shared might work better for siblings that are similar in age…I don’t know. My son, age nine, is very patient with his bossy younger sister and it’s been good for him to practice patience, self-control, and ‘turning the other cheek’ but I want to be careful that he doesn’t absorb too much. She loves to torment him- gently stepping on a gameboard, trying to look at his cards in Go Fish, pulling the book to the side so he can’t see the pages….that sort of thing. It’s not really an exchange so much as it is her picking at him. Any thoughts?

]]> By: ~Heather http://lets-explore.net/blog/2009/07/bickering/comment-page-1/#comment-1968 ~Heather Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:42:21 +0000 http://lets-explore.net/blog/?p=1004#comment-1968 Try some J.S. Bach - I experimented with it last night and again this morning for my 3 & 5 year old laddies and it worked like a charm. There were a few disagreements, but they were quickly worked out and the mood changed after a few minutes and stayed very pleasant (even MY mood). Chapter 6 of Calm & Compassionate Children by Susan Dermond - this book is my new favorite and I'm making the leap to purchasing it to keep around rather than renewing it from the library for another 2 weeks. It is THAT good! ~H Try some J.S. Bach – I experimented with it last night and again this morning for my 3 & 5 year old laddies and it worked like a charm. There were a few disagreements, but they were quickly worked out and the mood changed after a few minutes and stayed very pleasant (even MY mood).
Chapter 6 of Calm & Compassionate Children by Susan Dermond – this book is my new favorite and I’m making the leap to purchasing it to keep around rather than renewing it from the library for another 2 weeks. It is THAT good! ~H

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