tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130664.post114006850934517637..comments2023-11-05T18:54:25.824+11:00Comments on Living Without School: I am a Mean Mum???Leoniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11596513344737230084noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130664.post-44444180584413365212008-10-21T22:43:00.000+11:002008-10-21T22:43:00.000+11:00Yeah, I think exhorting works for a few things but...Yeah, I think exhorting works for a few things but not if EVERYTHING needs exhorting. :-)Leoniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596513344737230084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130664.post-41533627081544307512008-10-21T22:24:00.000+11:002008-10-21T22:24:00.000+11:00Don't know if you get notification for comments on...Don't know if you get notification for comments on old posts, but I read this via one of Willa's old posts that she linked to, and liked it. It's exactly the way I feel about having my teen learn Latin, which is so very hard at first. I try not to feel that way about everything, but for one or two things, I'm fine with it. No big smiles yet, but maybe there will be a quiet satisfaction one day ;-).Laura Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168905598871608315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130664.post-1143573290585563222006-03-29T06:14:00.000+11:002006-03-29T06:14:00.000+11:00I have done this before with my son regarding his ...I have done this before with my son regarding his karate lessons. When he is trying to master a difficult move he will get upset and frustrated. Reminding him of the times when he couldn't do even the basic moves has helped a lot. I also like the word "exhort". It doesn't mean you are forcing the child to do something, instead you are offering encouragement.Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00478352605337607804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130664.post-1140844885406703352006-02-25T16:21:00.000+11:002006-02-25T16:21:00.000+11:00It's amazing how a little exhortation can help ......It's amazing how a little exhortation can help ... my oldest was very reluctant to try piano. She's 12 and had never tried lessons until a couple months ago. I did exhort her to start and to give it a fair shake. It turns out she's really enjoying what she's accomplishing, but she would never have initiated it. Willa just had a great post about temperaments and personality types -- introverts and aversion to change -- and that's exactly what we were dealing with here. (Of course, my daughter is just like me, so I understand her fairly well ....) :-) <BR/><BR/>Glad to hear your latest lesson went so well!Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130664.post-1140748753825290622006-02-24T13:39:00.000+11:002006-02-24T13:39:00.000+11:00Thanks, Karen. Yesterday's lesson was 100% better ...Thanks, Karen. Yesterday's lesson was 100% better - no exhortations needed and the surf was kinder!Leoniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596513344737230084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130664.post-1140709362986460872006-02-24T02:42:00.000+11:002006-02-24T02:42:00.000+11:00I love this, Leonie. Thanks.I love this, Leonie. Thanks.Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130664.post-1140217741497014362006-02-18T10:09:00.000+11:002006-02-18T10:09:00.000+11:00Thanks for all the cool comments!Cindy - I like th...Thanks for all the cool comments!<BR/><BR/>Cindy - I like the analogy!<BR/><BR/>Becky - but you must get snow! We don't. :-(Leoniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596513344737230084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130664.post-1140186723373175742006-02-18T01:32:00.000+11:002006-02-18T01:32:00.000+11:00You are the farthest thing I can think of from bei...You are the farthest thing I can think of from being a 'mean mum'. Sometimes it is a challenge to know how to challenge our kids. finding a balance.. maybe not unlike the balancing they are having to do on their surfboards! How's that for a bad analogy?<BR/><BR/>You are doing great, Leonie! Neat opportunities you are giving your boys.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889299687693914699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130664.post-1140179157542897262006-02-17T23:25:00.000+11:002006-02-17T23:25:00.000+11:00The thought of surfing and the beach brings warmth...The thought of surfing and the beach brings warmth to my chilly bones! Envious of you here in cold and blustery Ohio....:)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06002494263535687958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130664.post-1140121817310115232006-02-17T07:30:00.000+11:002006-02-17T07:30:00.000+11:00Thinking of St Paul and his exhortations made me f...Thinking of St Paul and his exhortations made me feel a little bit better. :-)Leoniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596513344737230084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15130664.post-1140100833450645792006-02-17T01:40:00.000+11:002006-02-17T01:40:00.000+11:00"Exhort" is a good word and I do believe there are..."Exhort" is a good word and I do believe there are times we have to "exhort" our children.<BR/><BR/>I'll have to remember that word. Sounds more spiritual... : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com