I haven’t bought any SCM books yet, but I’m definitely buying Laying Down the Rails after this morning’s experience. Let me briefly share:
We had gotten out of the habit of eating our meals at the kitchen table because we got a new puppy that we pen in the kitchen. It was just easier to eat anywhere else than to deal with the puppy. Well, I decided that we needed the habit of eating all meals at the table, especially breakfast so we’re not tempted to turn on the TV before our schoolwork and chores are done. So for about two weeks now, I’ve been going out of my way to crate the puppy and set everything out on the table for breakfasts. Well, this morning I allowed myself the luxury of sleeping in a bit, and my 5yo came in to wake me saying, “Mommy, I got out the milk and cereal, but I can’t reach the bowls. Will you help me?” My darling boy was trying to make himself and his sister breakfast by himself, and he had set out everything like I had been doing at the kitchen table. What a pleasant surprise! Talk about smooth and easy! My son is practically on autopilot, at least for breakfast.
So I e-mailed my DH at work and told him of the small success. He e-mailed me back that we needed to get the Laying Down the Rails book I’ve been talking about so we could work on other habits 🙂
My questions to other CM’ers: who has Laying Down the Rails? Do you love it? Do you use it? Tell me about your habits training. I just really discovered CM around the holidays, so now I’m thinking about slowing down our academic work for a week or two to just focus on getting a better routine and start working on habits.
And does anyone know if there’s usually a Laying Down the Rails workshop at the Cincinnati Homeschool Convention?
P.S. This is our first year of homeschooling, we have a Kindergartener and a toddler.
