This week at MOPS we talked about dicipline. Specificaly, dicipline geared toward different personality types. Now, I think Eric and I have always done pretty well in this department but there's always room for improvment.
From our discussion at MOPS, I came to realize that Joshua is an "otter" who is outgoing, warm, friendly and compassionate but can also be undiciplined, unproductive and unstable. No duh. My, niece, Makenzie, on the other hand is a "lion." A lion is a leader, practical, independent and productive but can be at times domineering, unforgiving and controlling. Hmmm... really?
My delima, then, has been to find a way to motivate both kids and play to each of their strengths while working around their weeknesses. I decided to try something new.
My solution is this marble jar. They get marbles put in for "good choices" and marbles taken out for " bad choices." I am hoping that this will motivate my competitive Otter as much as my goal-oriented Lion.
PS: Megan, you are SUCH a Lion (type A) and Jan, is a Beaver (type D) to a tee; so you're not like your mom after all!
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