This week at The Homeschool Village the topic is “your rules and share how you handle homeschool interruptions and discipline”.
We recently started using Accountable Kids for our 3 & 5 year old. Good behavior is rewarded, bad behavior is disciplined. For instance if my 5 year old whines and complains about doing homeschooling I take away a reward card, if he doesn’t whine and get’s his work done he gets a reward ticket. Once he receives 10 tickets he will receive an award whether it be a special place we go to, toy, t.v. show, etc.
I try to combat bad behavior with Bible Verses. So if my 5 year old is complaining I will tell him to use self-control and remind him of verse Phillipians 2:14 (Do all things without complaining and disputing)
I recently posted a few Bible Verses up by our homeschooling that I want my children to remember when it comes to discipline (it has helped me too – to remember these verses!)
We also do use time out as another means of discipline. I find that this gives the child time to reflect on what they have done and a chance to claim down.
Distractions – wow, that’s a tough one! I have a 5, 3 & 1 year old & another due in December so my life is full of distractions! We begin homeschooling at 8:00 AM, the baby sleeps till about 10:00 AM so I try to get all the homeschooling done before she wakes up. With our 3 year old, I give him things that keep him busy but sometimes do not always work, let’s just say I pray ALOT during homeschooling time!
Rules I try to stick by:
Honor your mother & father
Be respectful
Be a peacemaker with your brother & sister
Use self-control
Honor Jesus
This all takes time and everyday is a new challenge but it’s God who thankfully gives me wisdom in this parenting journey – without Him I couldn’t do it!
Awesome! I feel like such a bad parent (won’t be the first time or the last I’m sure). I have nothing in writing like the rest of you. On my list of Things-To-Do….
oo what a great post! I am in need of putting into place a reward system. We already do a lot of the same disciplining but I like the idea of rewarding good behavior as well!
Love this! Love the verses that you’ve chosen… I may have to steal yet another idea from you, my friend. Awesomeness!
Wow…I’ve been thinking about homeschooling, so I enjoy your tid bits!
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Love the reward system. I like that rewarding only the good behavior. Great idea!
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I can relate to your life a little. We have 4 (4,2,2,4 months). There are days when it is a little more difficult but nothing beats hearing my 4 year old tell me he loves me and his school in the middle of a lesson. What a blessing. He gets the idea that it may not be perfect but we love each other! Just like the rest of our life.
I have a friend who uses Accountable Kids with her boys. They have had a lot of success with it!
I love the Accountable Kids program. It sounds wonderful. I had never heard of it. Thanks for sharing!
~Jennifer
Hi, Thank you for this post. I’m a first time mom of an 11 month old and a daycare provider since 2000. Sometimes I feel like I don’t know what I’m doing when it comes to correcting, especially toddlers. Lately our son is “exploring his world” and “testing boundaries”. I try to let him touch and then tell him, “That’s daddy’s” or “that’s mommy’s, this toy is yours” but it doesn’t always work. I redirect him and he makes a B–line right back to what we told him he could not touch. Sometimes when he’s being teachable (which I pray over him every night) he’ll think about it and then redirect himself to something else. Do you have any tricks dealing with this? And any other tips for correcting toddlers?