Discipline

So, the other day, my babysitters (a set of sisters) came to my house to interview me about being a parent for a report one of them was doing for school. In the conversation I asked them how their parents disciplined them. They said they had to write scriptures down 10x's whenever they did something wrong. So, this post is to start collecting the scriptures my kids will use as I implement this new program. My kids are little, so for now, we'll just say the scripture out loud together 3x's. When they fight and quarrel, we'll do Mosiah 4:14 (from The Book of Mormon):

"And ye will not suffer your children that they go hungry, or naked; neither will ye suffer that they transgress the laws of God, and fight and quarrel one with another, and serve the devil, who is the master of sin, or who is the evil spirit which hath been spoken of by our fathers, he being an enemy to all righteousness."

Happy Easter!

Kisses Goodbye

I always make my kids give me a hug and kiss before they exit the van to go to school. The other day, while dropping Maxson off, I went though the usual routine and tapped my cheek with my finger indicating to Maxson that he needed to give me a hug and kiss before he left the van. He finagled his way up to the driver seat and kissed me on the cheek. Then he stepped back and questioned, "Do I have to give you hugs and kisses for the rest of my life??" Of course I replied, "Yes!" Then he jumped out of the van and before hastily shutting the door, piped out, "Well, not when I'm on my mission!" Then he slammed the door mid laughter and ran in a tipped-toe skip to his classroom door bursting with glee that he had outwitted his mom. I love that kid. And you're right Maxson, you won't have to give me hugs and kisses when you're on your mission...but I better get a really big hug when you get back.