{"id":1221,"date":"2010-06-09T03:30:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-09T03:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/day-155-praising-our-preschoolers-just-before-bed\/"},"modified":"2015-06-05T15:10:56","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T19:10:56","slug":"day-155-praising-our-preschoolers-just-before-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/day-155-praising-our-preschoolers-just-before-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"day 155: praising our preschoolers just before bed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cAfter Daddy hugged and kissed Kara and Josiah good-night, he asked me to sit on his lap for a minute. He held me close, smiled real big, got water eyes, and then said, \u2018Jonathan, Mommy told me a good report about you!\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
                                  \u201cJonathan\u2019s Journal\u201d<\/strong><\/span>

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Jonathan told earlier in his story about how he hoped I would tell his dad about how he put Josiah first when they were racing in their chores\u2014and how he loves it when I do that and when Daddy says, \u201cJonathan, Mommy told me a good report about you!\u201d Well, here it is at bedtime, and what Jonathan hoped would happen, did!<\/span>

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My kids love it when they know that Mom and Dad are talking about them in a positive light. They love it when they know that we are not just talking about discipline problems or areas that the kids need to work on\u2014but are discussing the good things that they do. <\/span>

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We had a tradition in our home that Ray would tell the kids the very words from the passage: \u201cMommy told me a good report about you.\u201d Then he would share with them what it was that he heard about them. They loved this\u2014and our teen boys (ages 17, 15, and nearly 12) still love it when Dad points out their good deeds and characteristics.<\/span>

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Make it a habit of tag-teaming to tell your kids how great they are doing in certain areas. Try not to have a continuous stream of negative or critical comments and discussions. Surely we can all find some good things to say even in the midst of times in which we are continually working on areas with our kids.<\/span>

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And how much sweeter is the sleep of a preschooler (or any child) who is told just before bed that someone (especially if it is Mom and\/or Dad) is noticing good things about him or her!<\/span>

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That wraps up our lengthy time with Jonathan! I hope you have been blessed by looking into one of my days from ten years ago\u2014as I have been blessed in sharing it and reliving it. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tomorrow\u2014summer begins here at PP 365! If you have friends who need advice and tips for helping their children academically this summer (especially with reading, comprehension, etc.), tell them about Positive Parenting 3*6*5!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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