tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433432269947587061.post3304124525451534546..comments2024-03-22T02:28:17.675-07:00Comments on A Blessed Homeschool Life: How I am using the Brother Offended Program ...Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05057391963143545942noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433432269947587061.post-36298991314950757082007-09-01T09:57:03.000-07:002007-09-01T09:57:03.000-07:00I bought this back in May at our homeschool bookfa...I bought this back in May at our homeschool bookfair and I need to get it out and use it! I too love the fact that it is bible based and my boys will not argue with God's word. I have a feeling my boys will say the same thing when I come toward them with the chart. Too funny!blessedwithsonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433432269947587061.post-49061073090730611682007-08-31T14:06:28.000-07:002007-08-31T14:06:28.000-07:00My kids got along great all the early homeschoolin...My kids got along great all the early homeschooling years when other kids were fighting. Life took some turns and they were briefly, and with a lot of regret, put in school (2 months at the end of one year, one full year, and about half the next year). It changed EVERYTHING. I kept thinking that when we returned to homeschooling that after a brief period of re-adapting that it would all come round right again... it never did. Something was planted they never recovered from. My daughter (the eldest) was the worse and her second brother still has hard feelings about it (forgives but doesn't want to be around it now that she moved away to continue her education).<br><br><br>This was hard for me on so many levels. The first was that I really WANTED them to be a strong family for each other and know they could count on each other. (The boys have this, currently sans the elder sister.) The second was that I couldn't wrap my brain around it. I wasn't an only child per se, but my brothers were scattered elsewhere and we had so little time together. I grew up wishing my brothers could live with me the way other siblings lived together -- and when we DID have time together we cherished it and NEVER fought. Of course, if I lecture my kids about this, especially dd, it just hit home. "Oh MOM... we're siblings, we fight..." And I don't want to hear that anymore than they wanted my lectures. I still have hope there will be more healing with dd -- praise God you have the opportunity to work on it more now and the wisdom to do so striving for Biblical perspective & to not just let it slide. <br><br><br>Prayers & Blessings!illiteratepoetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433432269947587061.post-63325105436253364192007-08-30T23:09:19.000-07:002007-08-30T23:09:19.000-07:00My boys are almost 7 and 3 1/2 although the 3 1/2 ...My boys are almost 7 and 3 1/2 although the 3 1/2 year old thinks he's 7 and wants to be treated that way. Do you think this chart would work for these ages? I peeked at the website you posted, do you have any of the other charts? We are stuggling with the bickering....a lot. It consumes a lot of my day, trying to resolve conflict. Yesterday I realized I hold my older son way more accountable and I am quick to put the blame on him because he is older. There was a fight over the door and I jumped in to scold my older son who then burst into tears because "I was trying to stop him from putting his fingers in the door" I felt bad and realized something has to change.Bethany897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433432269947587061.post-81003620252134047602007-08-30T05:28:22.000-07:002007-08-30T05:28:22.000-07:00Oh, that comment was priceless. My children know t...Oh, that comment was priceless. My children know that if I have to come and resolve a problem, they will not like the outcome, so many times when I say "do I need to come in there?" They say no and get over it. Good luck in your plans. I hope it works, keep us posted.cyndiegirl72noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433432269947587061.post-39862929635686903972007-08-30T04:04:02.000-07:002007-08-30T04:04:02.000-07:00I am so glad you mentioned this. I actually have ...I am so glad you mentioned this. I actually have this, but I had forgotten about it as I bought it when I only had a couple of little toddlers---anticipating the future. The next time we move I'm going to have to locate it.<br><br><br>Take heart too, my four sound just like yours. We seem to be in the same boat. Praise God we have resources to help make sense of it all :)<br><br><br>Blessings,<br><br><br>Carolinecaroline4kidsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433432269947587061.post-74641191138176552252007-08-30T02:00:38.000-07:002007-08-30T02:00:38.000-07:00That is interesting.I wonder if it would work for ...That is interesting.<br><br>I wonder if it would work for my girls. They are 13 and 7 and I always think that, being so far apart in age, that they should get along better. But, they have their moments, that's for sure.<br><br>Thanks for sharing what you're doing to resolve conflict,<br><br>HeidiReviewsbyHeidinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433432269947587061.post-15511050356228994772007-08-30T00:09:23.000-07:002007-08-30T00:09:23.000-07:00I've never even heard of this but we have the ...I've never even heard of this but we have the same problem. I am going to check it out. I always tell my kids, "You will know each other longer than anyone else in the whole world. You better make it work." It took me a long time to really connect with my sister. It really is work...cahanburynoreply@blogger.com