tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025970014674260121.post1796718667796398174..comments2023-10-14T03:59:31.684-04:00Comments on What My Kids Taught Me: Meeting needs...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14903226389227127521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025970014674260121.post-60225867702377841872007-12-06T17:56:00.000-05:002007-12-06T17:56:00.000-05:00Hi Amanda! I find this an opportune time to talk ...Hi Amanda! I find this an opportune time to talk about patience. Everybody can't get what they want all the time, lots of times we have to wait (even for just a minute!) before the things we want and need can come to us. It takes patience on our part to explain all of this, but a 4yo can definitely understand the concept of "Just a minute! I'm helping your sister, I'll be there soon!". It's the following through that's important, so they know we mean what we say and say what we mean. Good luck with this, remember, just when we get them all figured out, BAM! They change! LOL :)Kim P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13923606982400366112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025970014674260121.post-86795953130491298432007-11-30T17:17:00.000-05:002007-11-30T17:17:00.000-05:00My kids are all "big" lol; 19, 18, 15, and 11. I ...My kids are all "big" lol; 19, 18, 15, and 11. I homeschooled when the girls were 8-10 and matt was just an infant. Looking back; I don't even know how I did it!<BR/><BR/>What I am trying to say is: You will be fine. They will be fine. You love your kids and they love you and you are a family... tears, whines, laughs and giggles... it's all part of the mystery. <BR/><BR/>My 19 year old (who will be 20 in 3weeks! Ack!) calls regularly to tell me that she loves us and misses us. She misses the noise, the chaos and mess that a family creates. With all of the mess comes the love.<BR/><BR/>You are at the beginning of an amazing journey. I am sure you know this... I look back and feel the warmth of the past blend with my hopes for the future and I am glad.<BR/><BR/>Blessed Besimply pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13372212027164687984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025970014674260121.post-61894581620257542032007-11-30T12:54:00.000-05:002007-11-30T12:54:00.000-05:00I'm not much help, except to say maybe I have the ...I'm not much help, except to say maybe I have the same concern. My kids are 6,4, and 1, and it's really hard to sit with the older two and do what they want with a toddler running around getting into it. <BR/><BR/>We were just doing some fuse beads now while he was napping. <BR/><BR/>The six year old wants to dictate a story to me, the four year old wants me to read a book to her while she sits in my lap, the toddler needs a diaper change ... ack! I don't know what the answer is!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10751517487343782581noreply@blogger.com