You remember when I posted about my friend Elaine? No…oh right…it’s been a long time since I posted that. It’s also been a long time since I’ve done a post of any kind.
Well in true Authentic Mom fashion, life got out of balance. I have been a little preoccupied with a Women’s Retreat of late-as in planning a retreat for 60 women. The location was gorgeous, set on a mountain ranch- surrounded by evergreens and snow. It was a fabulous retreat on relationships and it was a wonderful weekend away. Now that I’m home and less preoccupied I have every intention of interviewing more fabulous moms and writing more posts.
In the mean time I wanted to share a few tools I’ve come across, and it all circles back to my post about Elaine. In that post Elaine’s advice was to allow my kids to feel consequences earlier in life and to give them more responsibility. The issue is: How do I know what they’re ready for?
Thanks to the wonderful world of the interweb I’ve found a few lists and I’m going to share them with you.
http://somecallthemsticks.typepad.com/TEACH%20ME%20TO%20pdf.pdf
This first list if VERY comprehensive. If you’re looking for something less overwhelming to start, you may want to try this list from Positive Parenting Solutions.
So while I’m no longer preoccupied with women’s retreats I am going to be busy for the next few weeks. I’ll be training my little cherubs how to do their assigned tasks. It may be more work now, but I have a feeling in the long run I’ll be glad I did it!
