 Kids kids kids.....Makes my head hurt just saying it
I have three boys (8,12,14). All of the kids have basic daily responsibilities...and I keep them very busy.... idle hands, ya know..... The 14 year old cleans the kennel 6 days a week at 6:30 am.... He's paid well, but what we really want him to learn is that those dogs count on him. He is a necessary part of their lives..... The 12 year old does all of the morning and afternoon record keeping, he too is paid, but he loves collecting data so it is great for him.... the 8 year old (baby) is just a ring tail monster..... as I'm sure you can see.....
On a serious note, the teenage years are tough as I am finding out..... I can't imagine if it were girls....I've heard they are a bit harder to deal with.... My oldest knows exactly what buttons to push and he keeps his toes right at that line between "I'm just making her mad and she's going to kill me.... " I'm not sure if there is a perfect way to raise them...However, I did read a great book call "bringing up boys" by Dr. Dobson.... It really enlightened me on some things about boys... BTW, Surely God is going to say "april fools day" when I get to heaven because I am beyond girly and needless to say my boys are down right male.... |