tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111959418563495652.post9176862071371919998..comments2023-04-14T00:42:50.052-07:00Comments on Asking Jane: What To Do About More Complex Problems?Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12768195400316361623noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111959418563495652.post-25539389962007671832010-07-08T15:38:10.752-07:002010-07-08T15:38:10.752-07:00My kids are all very close in age at 20 month apar...My kids are all very close in age at 20 month apart(5,4,2,8 months) I never force my children to share, and honestly for the majority of the time they do. When they do have trouble I simply ask them if they want to be part of a happy family. They do of course, and then I explain that "happy families" share,help and are kind to one another. I then let them decide what their choice is going to be. For us this works well. I think it aloows them their agency while also helping them understand their actions effect our family as a whole.jamisearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01660639944975377774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111959418563495652.post-23050993481047480092010-05-07T13:26:18.088-07:002010-05-07T13:26:18.088-07:00Wow, what a post. Loved it, loved it. I remember...Wow, what a post. Loved it, loved it. I remember attending education week years ago and the speaker said that his teenaged son didn't like to play with his toddler and he just told him, "You are older than he is, and this is your only chance you have to build a relationship with him. If you don't play with him, he'll see you as an older person he doesn't know that well. But if you spend time doing things he likes, he will love you forever and ever." The teenager took that to heart, and they were often found playing hide and seek together. Then, when the teenager left on his mission, the little boy would wander around and say, "Where's my buddy?" I loved that story, even though the end made me cry.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742195103810186475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111959418563495652.post-85811090569732343992010-05-07T12:54:03.340-07:002010-05-07T12:54:03.340-07:00Thanks for this post! I have also been trying to ...Thanks for this post! I have also been trying to wrap my head around your wisdom as I've made changes in how I relate to my sweet kids. This post (like all of your posts) is so helpful. Thanks for helping me make a difference in my home!Trinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13387840841664489231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111959418563495652.post-31437547251420610662010-05-07T12:49:09.456-07:002010-05-07T12:49:09.456-07:00I enjoy reading your blog and your wise answers. I...I enjoy reading your blog and your wise answers. I am at the beginning of a motherhood jorney - I have two little kids, but whatever you write always inspires me, makes me think, contemplate what I would like our home would look like. Thank You. Best greetings for Your whole family, Magda, mom from Poland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com