tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962739086938003443.post3103211597415648549..comments2024-03-12T11:38:23.391+00:00Comments on The Joyful Keeper: Supportive parenting {encouraging our children}Caroline Cordlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17238153508197295121noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962739086938003443.post-84963111969821053242013-10-17T23:07:22.188+01:002013-10-17T23:07:22.188+01:00I needed this and the reminder about the text from...I needed this and the reminder about the text from Hebrews. As a perfectionist, it can be so easy not to be encouraging but this can just be dispiriting for the children particularly if they are working really hard at something which, for them, is difficult.DeliveringGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320150355352857841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8962739086938003443.post-33092300520199132552013-10-17T22:19:47.901+01:002013-10-17T22:19:47.901+01:00Caroline, that post is SO relevant to me this very...Caroline, that post is SO relevant to me this very day. I had a ... let's say I had a *conversation* (though it may have been a rather heated discussion :p ) with a certain son of mine yesterday. But the result of it really was that overnight, and this morning, I spent a lot of time thinking that I have a tendency to speak to our kids of their faults, and not enough of their (many) good points. It's hard to find the balance ... needing to correct, but doing it without discouraging.<br /><br />Good reminder here... thanks<br />A xHomeschool on the Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400742529025230433noreply@blogger.com