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Tagged: Laying Down the Rails - help needed with Parent Prep

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June 12, 2014 at 1:59 am
jsaturday
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We will begin LDTR next week. We have the Handbook and it’s Companion. Our first habit is Obedience and I’m already stumped with the first question of Parent Prep. ‘Goals for this Habit (Obedience) and the steps to get there’…Hmm. (Crickets chirping…tumbleweeds blowing by…) I have no idea what our goals should be nor how to get there .
Do any of you who’ve used LDTR, have suggestions of additional resources or free sites to assist with the Parent Prep?
BTW – I don’t have time to read a 3rd book right now.
Thanks in advance,
Jenna
June 12, 2014 at 2:15 am
anniepeter
Participant
Well…I can tell you how I am starting. We are actually doing Attentiveness first b/c they need to be able to pay attention in order to obey (I got that affirmation here :-). But, I would have some of the same goals for obedience if we were doing that now. They are so closely related in family life. My first and current focus is to get a respectful answer from the children when I speak to them. We have a “Yes, ma’am” chart on the fridge and a penny jar on the counter to remind me to notice and provide instant acknowledgement for doing well. “Yes, ma’am. I would be happy to right away!” gets 3 pennies in my kitchen right now. And I give a penny for other little “remembrances”/giving attention to things that are right and noble…saying please for the youngest, kind words when it would have been easy to be provoked to anger, good table manners…none of these things happen without paying attention to it. That’s my take on it, and it’s where we are right now. My kids seem to be motivated by it, and it keeps me paying attention to it too, which is all too often the missing link at my house. I’m the worst of the lot! Set a new goal…and then promptly begin to ignore it. Ugh! Self is the worst enemy…for me anyway. All the best to ya!
June 12, 2014 at 4:56 am
jsaturday
Participant
Ah! It makes perfect sense to start with Attention first! Thank you for sharing and I love your ideas!
June 12, 2014 at 12:16 pm
Kayla
Participant
I haven’t recieved my books yet (they are in transit) but my 3 year old is havin some serious issues with obeying. This week I started having him repeat back to me the instructions I hbe and low and behold he wasn’t actually paying attention to the instructions, he could only repeat back 50% of the time!
I am continuing having him repeat back to me, then a “yes mama” Or if I say Judah come to mama, he needs to reply “yes mama I’m coming”
2 days and I can already see improvement!