Yellow House Homeschool

Dec. 29, 2007

Creative Correction

Anyone else read this book?  I own it, have read it and am now reading it again.  Maybe this time I will actually implement some of the ideas. 

 

Anyway, we have been going through a lot of family trials lately.  Inside our family of five and outside to our extended family.  I guess the struggles with the extended family have led to the stress inside our home.  This has been an interesting holiday season to say the least.  I am sad to see the holidays go, but I am glad the stress with in-laws is over (for now).   My poor husband has been through it that is for sure.  We have been dealing with it for the last 2 years, but it has recenlty come to a head. 

 

My two girls are your typical sisters.  They love each other and want to play with each other all of the time, but the older is very bossy and persistant, while the younger wants her say.  The two of them fight constantly.  It is becoming very unbearable.  My husband has been under quite alot of stress from the sitiuation with his family and his patience has been short.  I am reading the "Creative Correction" book to see if I can come up with some new strategies for dealing with this.  Sometimes I feel like there is nothing I can do.  My oldest daughter has also been showing some anger that I will not tolerate.  I really want to stop this before to much time goes by.

 

Ahh.  Raising children is so much fun.  And to think I actually want another one.    My darling husband says "no more", but we will see.

 

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Dec. 29, 2007 - CC

Posted by hmschlmomto2
I used this book all the time when my kids were little. They are teenagers now. I probably need to read it again with a different point of view.

Sorry to hear about your family issues. It seems a lot of us are having issues with extended family. Tis the season!

came across your blog from the front page of the site. Feel free to come visit at mine anytime.

Pam @ Beyond The Red Door
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Posted by naturalpaths
I have the book but haven't read it in a few years. We've been going through some stressful things in our household as well and it would be a good idea for me to re-read the book!
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Posted by naturalpaths
I have the book but haven't read it in a few years. We've been going through some stressful things in our household as well and it would be a good idea for me to re-read the book!
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Posted by Godschild05
I have not read the book yet. But I have it on my list of to reads. Our daughters are exactly the same way. They love to play together but the older one is very bossy! They almost always ended up fighting. SO a friend of mine suggested to end the fighting make them do a project together that requires them to work together. We had the girls do the Christmas cards. It worked....they worked at it for a while with no fighting/arguing. What a blessing! So tomorrow it will be putting the dishes away. Hmmmm maybe I'll wait on the dishes...ha ha.
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