Mothers all over the world are frantically searching for ways to keep their kids from totally destroying the house and finding that it is no small task. There is a secret to keeping the kids’ behavior under control, but it takes some commitment from you. It is called “involvement.” Television is only effective for so long in our home, like five minutes maximum. It also dumbs down your children and contributes to ADHD symptoms. Fear not, television is not the only way to entertain your kids. Today’s idea for curing summer time blues is making a summer memory box. Here are some pictures of our memory box activity:
I purchased cheap, wooden boxes from the local craft supply store, as well as tempera paints, brushes and foam letters. The kids helped cover the table with plastic garbage bags. They spent an hour painting their creations and made some beautiful designs. The two younger boys made bug catching boxes, that had wire sections on the lids. Ella and Marlie made jewelry boxes. The older boys made treasure chests and Reed made a mini version of a memory box.
The clean up was very easy. I assigned tasks to each kid and we cleaned up in under five minutes. Then, they spent the next few hours collecting bugs, searching for items to put in the treasure chests and playing nicely. Yes, you heard me right. Not one fight broke out all afternoon. I was amazed. I think that giving them some attention and engaging them in an activity that they enjoy, cured the cranky attitudes that boredom often births.
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治理混乱(超级保姆法则)
世上所有的母亲都在竭尽全力地寻找如何防止小孩把家里搞得一团糟方法,但最后发现这个任务艰巨.这里有个秘方能让小孩的行为处于控制中,但是要让你花一些精力.那就是“参与”.在我们的家中,长时间以来电视机是唯一能让孩子们安静的,但最多也是5分钟.而且电视也让你的小孩头脑简单化,最后导致注意力缺陷过动症.但是别担心,电视不是孩子们的唯一娱乐.今天我们治疗夏日时间忧虑的方法是制作一个夏日纪念盒.下面是一些我们制作夏日纪念盒的活动照片:
我从当地的一家工艺品店买了一些便宜的木头盒子,还有一些蛋彩画用的涂料,刷子和泡沫字母.孩子们帮着在桌子上铺上塑料垃圾袋．他们花了一个小时忙于粉刷他们的作品并做一些设计．两个年纪小一些的的男孩做的是昆虫收集盒子，在盖子上钉了线．艾拉和马丽叶做的是珠宝盒子．大一些的男孩做的是藏定箱，瑞得做的是一个迷你版的记忆盒．
接下来的清洁工作非常简单．我给每一个孩子分配了任务，五分钟内我们就全部搞定．然后，剩下的几个小时他们就忙于收集昆虫，寻找可以装入藏宝箱的东西，他们玩得非常好．是的，你听我的没错，整个下午没有一场战争发生．这让我感到惊奇．我认为多关注他们一下并让他们忙于他们所感兴趣的活动,这样可以改正孩子们因无聊而产生的暴躁情绪.