tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816286233655907006.post8797236243284325568..comments2023-08-24T11:42:21.155-04:00Comments on Two Square Meals: Conscientious WordsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816286233655907006.post-9122505690387365022008-02-28T00:31:00.000-05:002008-02-28T00:31:00.000-05:00Nice words, there. I like thinking of our words as...Nice words, there. I like thinking of our words as a mirror for our kids.Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507644743409364179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816286233655907006.post-11340587780056583832008-02-20T23:22:00.000-05:002008-02-20T23:22:00.000-05:00Yeah, they are little sponges aren't they. That's...Yeah, they are little sponges aren't they. That's why we try so hard to teach them to use these word things well.<BR/><BR/>Great post!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14599462281364463565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816286233655907006.post-91118019072756380032008-02-20T20:16:00.000-05:002008-02-20T20:16:00.000-05:00Great take on the topic. I wanted to write one bu...Great take on the topic. I wanted to write one but, as so often happens, ran of time...Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07316677018586769316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816286233655907006.post-23801442442532275432008-02-20T15:35:00.000-05:002008-02-20T15:35:00.000-05:00In my faith (if it can be called that) the very sa...In my faith (if it can be called that) the very same principle is called "Right Speech".. or mindful use of our words. You are so right in all of this. It's how children learn how to use their words.thailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816286233655907006.post-65464343440831388372008-02-20T15:32:00.000-05:002008-02-20T15:32:00.000-05:00I'm glad you added this in because ultimately I wa...I'm glad you added this in because ultimately I want my kids to have a better handle on their voices...I want them to use them well and wisely, as needed.<BR/><BR/>It's such a great point that we do instill a sense of voice in our kids, initially be being the model for a voice.Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816286233655907006.post-45528590651234851722008-02-20T15:24:00.000-05:002008-02-20T15:24:00.000-05:00Annie,I'm not saying my kids actually listen to me...Annie,<BR/>I'm not saying my kids actually listen to me as the final authority. But children innately see their parents as the first and most important authority when they are little, even if they do rebel against it. Which mine do all the time!<BR/><BR/>le,<BR/>Kids are definitely a mirror of my weaknesses in so many ways!TwoSquareMealshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01000292109449832461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816286233655907006.post-32411276714395685902008-02-20T15:19:00.001-05:002008-02-20T15:19:00.001-05:00I'm feeling a little inadequate as a parent readin...I'm feeling a little inadequate as a parent reading that my words are meant to be the final authority in this house? My 3 year old definitely didn't get that memo! ;)<BR/><BR/>Great post - and a very timely reminder to watch my conversations in front of my kids - sponges indeed.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387168103798629268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7816286233655907006.post-88913795661170003972008-02-20T15:19:00.000-05:002008-02-20T15:19:00.000-05:00Isn't it strange when and how we see our words com...Isn't it strange when and how we see our words come through our children? My daughter said to my MIL today, "Grandma, we should go around that big lady." Grandma said, "Am I big?" and my daughter said, "No, you're more moderate." I think that sometimes our mirrors (of children) end up showing us the places in ourselves that we need to fix the most. Great way to use your words.le35https://www.blogger.com/profile/03897932629532339487noreply@blogger.com