So, we started school last week and it was a great success! Janie is going to the high school in the afternoons and Mitch is in class at the grade school in the mornings. This gives me lots of one-on-one time with everyone. Janie really feels like she's going to be learning more this way and it gives me the opportunity to do some character training with Mitchell. He's really impulsive and has a tough time controlling his anger when it comes to his family. I'm interested in any suggestions you can give me for purposefully teaching him different ways to consciously stay in control (like role-playing a situation or something). Do you have any suggestions? Can you suggest a book that is helpful for raising boys or difficult children? Mitchell is a good boy who has a hard time remembering what's best for him in moments of frustration. He also gets bored easily and CRAVES time alone with both Joe and I. Do you have suggestions of no cost things to do with him or my other kids or as a family? Something away from the house would be great so we have a change of scenery.
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Josiah has many of the same issues. It wasn't until I started training his character instead of just the behavior that things really improved around here. I started using the disciplining/character building method in a book called, "Good and Angry". It uses an easy system that really works for us (both parents and kids). It has changed the way I parent significantly. I rarely walk around a grumpy mom anymore, and when I discipline I'm going after his heart. I wish I had this book to lend you, but I don't (it is my sis'). What makes this diciplining technique really effective is when I incorporate role playing. Josiah really seems to "get it" when I do that. If you can't afford the book, call me sometime or the next time we get together for a playdate, I'll explain the system to you if you are interested. I actually haven't read the book, but just heard so much about it from my sis, that if feels like I have read it.
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