jocund

The kids are playing. They have been doing this the entire 4 day weekend. They have so much fun with each other. How did I get two such smart, fun-loving, playful, well-behaved children. Yes, I did say well-behaved. At ages 8 and 6 (nearly 9 and 7), my two kids actually play really well together. They even share neighborhood friends nicely.

My husband and I do really try to set boundaries and then be consistent. It sometimes is difficult, but I see students come and go in my classroom that have had little to no boundaries set and then consistency by the parents is just not there. Our kids do not get everything they want. We can't afford getting them everything (or nearly anything) they want. What they always get is our attention, our affection and our time. Isn't that what really counts? So, the way I figure things, our kids are awesome because we've taught them to be so.