tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849746741752006640.post2383077814726471496..comments2023-03-30T15:53:34.689-05:00Comments on Just Me Right Now.: Corbin's GoalsJust Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16919602216182139701noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849746741752006640.post-21421363334055260662010-02-08T14:26:35.975-06:002010-02-08T14:26:35.975-06:00Those are great goals Robyn - and awesome that the...Those are great goals Robyn - and awesome that they are centered around preparing him for what's coming!Just Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16919602216182139701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849746741752006640.post-24899709651488560202010-02-05T13:11:26.657-06:002010-02-05T13:11:26.657-06:00Oh believe me, I understand the food thing!!! Corb...Oh believe me, I understand the food thing!!! Corbin has similar problems - so PICKY!!Just Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16919602216182139701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849746741752006640.post-1720851085690087122010-02-05T12:59:24.191-06:002010-02-05T12:59:24.191-06:00I'm going to have to think about this one afte...I'm going to have to think about this one after the boys are asleep. For now, my major goals are encouraging my boys to love each other, introducing bible stories and prayers, working on manners and getting Ben not to throw things. I would also like for Ben to eat something other than grapes, cheese sticks, crackers, peanuts, and bananas. :)Ebitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849746741752006640.post-14306051567102496492010-02-03T22:13:44.197-06:002010-02-03T22:13:44.197-06:00Right now a lot of my goals with Evan are geared t...Right now a lot of my goals with Evan are geared toward making the arrival of little brother a smoother transition. Accepting verbal instruction is a big focus right now -- for example, when he asks for his cup I'll tell him, "you left it in your room" instead of going and getting it for him. We're also working on little chores he can do: picking up his toys and books, putting away the clean diapers after I stuff them, and getting out his dishes for meals. Or when we're about to go somewhere, I'll ask him to bring me things I want to put in the diaper bag. Lately, he sees me packing the bag and starts adding the things he wants (toys, his cup, his blankie, etc.). Anything that means less hands-on work for me. Grocery shopping is another really big one. Anticipating having my hands full with #2, I'm trying to work with Evan now on acceptable behavior, boundaries and obedience in that environment so that it won't come so hard later. He walks alongside the cart now, and is learning not to wander off or take things off the shelves. Overall, I'm kind of pushing to find the limit on complex instructions I can give him... but so far the limitation is more his obedience than his comprehension. Working on that, too!<br /><br />Another issue for him is dealing with frustration. He seems to have a perfectionist streak and gets easily frustrated when he can't do something just the way he wants it. Often that results in a mini-tantrum where he yells and throws the object in question. Definitely discouraging that and trying to remind him that he can ask for help, or choose another activity.<br /><br />For manners, he's very good about please (signed) and we're still working on thank you. Also trying to teach him things like keeping his voice at an appropriate volume.<br /><br />As for "God stuff," Evan showed an interest in books really early so about a year ago we started reading him a story from our children's Bible every night at bedtime. Just this week we finished it and are starting again at the beginning. We talk to him about listening respectfully because the stories are from the Bible, although of course that doesn't work out perfectly. He also knows to fold his hands to pray for meals and at bedtime, and usually picks up on it if someone else starts praying and will fold his hands and say "amen" when they're done (or when he wants them to be done!). I'm trying to encourage him to do more hand motions with songs, because he seems to like it when we do them but doesn't often do them himself. And he tends to find and pick up our Bibles around the house and he loves carrying them around and patting them, so I'm trying to teach him not to just dump them on the floor when he gets tired of them but to treat them with respect. I tell him the Bible is a very special book and he has to be gentle with it. It's pretty cute when I find him with my little pocket New Testament, carefully turning pages and saying, "Bible! Bible!"<br /><br />Just the stuff I could think of off the top of my head, anyhow. :)Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912059332273379250noreply@blogger.com