The Need for Consistency November 13, 2007
Posted by Erin in : General Lessons , trackbackJoe,
I was reminded this morning how important it is to keep up with habits that we want instilled in our children. Both Abby and Elijah had had a bit of a hiatus from having alone time in their rooms. I think it had been since last Wednesday since they had had time alone in their room. Now of course, that isn’t all that long, but think about ourselves. If I don’t do something daily for 5 days, for example exercise, my flesh does not want to jump back into that difficult habit.
So we met some resistance form bot in spending time alone in their rooms today, but that was a battle I needed to fight because I think it is a good discipline to be able to be by yourself for a time. I am reading John Rosemond’s “Making the ‘Terrible’ Twos Terrific” right now and he reminded me of this again when he said that one of the greatest signs of development in a three year old is being able to spend an hour alone occupying him or herself without having to request anything of the parent at all.
So let’s continue to do our best to be consistent in those habits we want to instill in our children. I would especially encourage parents to do this in the upcoming holiday season when the rush and activity can push a lot of habits to the side. I would urge parents not to let their private time with God and family time be disregarded for these weeks because getting back into it will be that much harder!
Striving for consistency,
Erin
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