This is a phrase that's been said a lot around here lately..It started with baseball..the other evening, Brad and Chaz got home from practice, and I could tell there was some tension in the air, which means something went wrong at practice...apparently Chaz was goofing off, being a bit cocky and not hustling, and Brad was pissed...and Chaz heard this phrase after all of his excuses...it made for a really "nice" family dinner that night...
But we've found that this applies to homework/school and behavior at home too...like most, we are settling into a new school year, new responsibilities, new teachers, new expectations...I've already gotten some attitude when more is expected when homework is done..I'm just not Ok with sloppy work, especially handwriting when I know both kids can do better...I try not to reflect my OCD school thing onto my kids..I was one of those students that, although I got a 98 on a test, I would obsess over the 1 that I missed..lol..it's a sickness..but Brad and I DO expect good work with best effort from the kids..and that applies to homework too..cause you "play" like you practice...and it will reflect on your work at school and on tests...
We're also finding the phrase goes well for discipline and manners at home..the way the kids act at home is how they will act out in their lives at school, church, family and friend's houses etc...we expect good manners at home with us so that hopefully it will become habit with teachers and others...
So, try this at home if you need a good "parent" phrase to say to your kids..lol
(and I mention Chaz more in this because he is almost 9 and he "gets" this idea more since he's older...but Bailey will get it too later..lol)
Good message!!
and can i just say i am glad that i don't have that southern clay to get out of the baseball uniform up here! that is some red dirt!
Posted by: karin | August 19, 2011 at 12:49 PM