Kids Never Listen

Kids are so strange. They know if something is going to hurt them but they continue to do it anyway. Like today, my two boys (9 & 7) where roughhousing on my bed and I said, “Boys stop jumping and playing ruff, someone going to get hurt”. Before I could get up and get them off the bed, (not even two seconds later) I hear a scream (Eli who has the loudest mouth for such a cute little thing) started crying. As I got up and went over to the bed I Learned, that Gabriel had 
kicked him in the nose with his knee (not on purpose) but still.

Why don’t kids listen to us? I remember the good old day when you did not listen to your parents you better go, run, and hide before Mama Starts swinging with the belt. I guess not all parents were like this but my mom was.

I myself do not believe in spanking my children, not that I find anything horribly wrong what my mom did or anyone else who spanks their children. I just prefer not to because for my family; it does not work. However, if you are reading this and you do and it works. GOOD. There is always a difference between beating your child and a good swat on the butt. HOWEVER, I do not do it because it just does not work for my kids. I am not sure if it is because kids are more “Strong minded” in a sense. But then again this is just my opinion on why I do not do it and what I think about it. Many people have many reasons why or why they do not spank; this is mine. So do what works for you.

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Remember these puppies? I remember when I was in grade school my Principle had one and I remember needing a few swats on the booty. I can say it wasn't very pleasant which isn't meant to be I know But I never was sent to the office again. So is spanking a bad thing? Or just a constant reminder not to do bad cause wed get a nice but whoop. Is it about putting that small amount of fear in your little heads so remind us that if we mess up there will be consequences? How does time out really effect our kids long term? Will they remember that time out of grounding or taking something away in the long run? Or will spanking remind them? There is a lot to debate here about spanking. As i said before to each their own. We all have a reason why we do what we do.  

Now back to the getting hurt topic. When you tell kids “Don’t run!”, they run. You say, “Don’t eat with your elbows on the table” they eat with their elbows on the table. Is it some type of conspiracy these kids are trying to end the adult world by driving us crazy? Well in my house its WORKING!

So with that said I am getting off here and putting some kids in their rooms for a needed time out. Blog you later

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My After School Routine

Good Morning My Fellow Bloggers/Blog Readers Image by double-h via FlickrToday has been such a mellow morning, since the kids have left for school. I actually thought I was going to be thrown off our routine this morning. I have changed the place where I usually store the Kids school cloths for the next day. The past few days, I've been storing ONLY their school cloths in my room. I have one of those Metal Bar Roller type things in my room, where I have some hang up clothe shelf. I've been storing their cloths there, But I moved on out by where the front door is, In that area there is a place to put their shoes ( I make them change their school shoes & take off their school cloths and hang their book bags at the front door area) so they do not track dirty onto my floor. There is a clothe shelf with six drawers, where they will have already selected cloths to put on and a basket to put their school cloths to be washed right away. I must do this from the front door or Ill be missing school cloths.Belts,socks and shoes if I do. not So this is so much easier for me to keep track. They already have their cloths picked out and they just put those on before fully entering the house. I do not like when they come home and throw their book bags everywhere and also I do not like them to just go into their school bags and keep pulling out papers because many papers get lost and homework is not done because they misplaced them so I do not allow them to go into the book bag I take them at the front door and hang them up right away. Then after there are all dressed in their house/play cloths, they can enter and head to the kitchen where I make them an after school snack (they are hungry monsters when they get home). They eat snack; they also have a small break before we do homework, they usually go to the bathroom, or whatever they want (no video games thou till after homework). About 30 mins to an hour later, I pull out the "Home work Box" which is a plastic box that has all their supplies to do homework. I did this, this year because I was so tired of hearing "Mom I do not have a pencil/pen." "Mom, I do not have paper or crayons" well this year my mom and I stacked up on extra school supplies. I did end up sending the teachers the cheaper stuff (because they do not actually give the supplies to my kids they share them around so I kept the good stuff at home for homework use) *shhhhh lol* Then I go into their book bags and pull out all the folders and Homework and separate homework and put in one section, Papers that need to be signed (except agendas) go in my Folder to be signed. and Agendas go in their own pile to be read and signed. I usually try to do the youngest to the oldest first, But usually whoever wants to start. I also do quizzes with them especially on their spelling words, they really enjoy that. Then I sign all the papers/behavior sheets and then when they are done with homework I check it off on their agenda and sign them. Then they can do whatever. Well that is my after school routine

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