I wanted to take a minute and share something great that I discovered. How can we teach our children without yelling? How do we show them what we want them to be? I had this thought one day when my children were arguing: Put them in front of a picture that teaches them something and let them learn it in time out. So instead of sending them to their room put them in front of a picture that can teach them what they need to know. I would have them look at the picture until they had learned something. Then they would share what they learned with me and talk about what they could do different next time. That time in front of this inspiring art made them reflect and hopefully become better.
It has solved some of the problems for me because it is no longer me trying to settle them. It is them solving and discovering for themselves what makes them happy. does it always work perfectly? No! But it is working and sometimes I find myself putting me in front of a picture of the Savior and learning a few things myself.
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