Comments on: Teach Your Children To Forgive http://mamaarcher.com/2007/11/08/teach-your-children-to-forgive/ a reformed mama raising many arrows Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:58:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: JHS http://mamaarcher.com/2007/11/08/teach-your-children-to-forgive/comment-page-1/#comment-2068 JHS Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:23:00 +0000 http://mamaarcher.com/?p=386#comment-2068 Good morning:<br/><br/>Thanks for contributing this post to this week’s Carnival of Family life, hosted at <a HREF="http://www.healthplansplus.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Health Plans Plus</a>!<br/><br/>Excellent post about a behavior that should be automatic but most often is not. Great reminder.<br/><br/>Be sure to stop by the Carnival tomorrow and check out the other wonderful entries!<br/><br/>JHS<br/><a HREF="http://www.jhsiess.com" REL="nofollow">Colloquium</a> Good morning:

Thanks for contributing this post to this week’s Carnival of Family life, hosted at Health Plans Plus!

Excellent post about a behavior that should be automatic but most often is not. Great reminder.

Be sure to stop by the Carnival tomorrow and check out the other wonderful entries!

JHS
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]]> By: MamaArcher http://mamaarcher.com/2007/11/08/teach-your-children-to-forgive/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 MamaArcher Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:54:00 +0000 http://mamaarcher.com/?p=386#comment-1149 Eva,<br/>Thanks for sharing, there are many times that I have had my children do that same things (hug). I do not always force that, about half of the time, I guess. I am not as consistent with that as I am the other stuff. Eva,
Thanks for sharing, there are many times that I have had my children do that same things (hug). I do not always force that, about half of the time, I guess. I am not as consistent with that as I am the other stuff.

]]> By: 5atkins http://mamaarcher.com/2007/11/08/teach-your-children-to-forgive/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 5atkins Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:42:00 +0000 http://mamaarcher.com/?p=386#comment-1147 I also started doing this with my girls within the last two years. They name the offense when they apologize, looking into the other person's face. Then the offended one says I forgive you. And then I would say, "Show each other that you mean your words." Then they know to hug. Now that we have been doing this for a while, I don't usually have to remind them to "show each other." But sometimes the feelings are very tender and they resist the hug. But I have found that by the end of the hug they are usually smiling or laughing and planning their next adventure! That really makes me smile!<br/><br/>In Him, Eva I also started doing this with my girls within the last two years. They name the offense when they apologize, looking into the other person’s face. Then the offended one says I forgive you. And then I would say, “Show each other that you mean your words.” Then they know to hug. Now that we have been doing this for a while, I don’t usually have to remind them to “show each other.” But sometimes the feelings are very tender and they resist the hug. But I have found that by the end of the hug they are usually smiling or laughing and planning their next adventure! That really makes me smile!

In Him, Eva

]]> By: MamaArcher http://mamaarcher.com/2007/11/08/teach-your-children-to-forgive/comment-page-1/#comment-1145 MamaArcher Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:15:00 +0000 http://mamaarcher.com/?p=386#comment-1145 Reformed Grits, I guess alot of prayer would be the best for that! *smile* I have struggled with that as well.<br/><br/>Jenn- Thank you so much for the encouraging words!!! You have been such a blessing to me today! Reformed Grits, I guess alot of prayer would be the best for that! *smile* I have struggled with that as well.

Jenn- Thank you so much for the encouraging words!!! You have been such a blessing to me today!

]]> By: jenn http://mamaarcher.com/2007/11/08/teach-your-children-to-forgive/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 jenn Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:38:00 +0000 http://mamaarcher.com/?p=386#comment-1144 You inspire me to be a better parent.<br/><br/>I tagged you this time! Come by and play along! You inspire me to be a better parent.

I tagged you this time! Come by and play along!

]]> By: reformed grits http://mamaarcher.com/2007/11/08/teach-your-children-to-forgive/comment-page-1/#comment-1143 reformed grits Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:22:00 +0000 http://mamaarcher.com/?p=386#comment-1143 We need to do better at this. Now if I could just get my kids to "feel" sorry when they offend others... oy.. . We need to do better at this. Now if I could just get my kids to “feel” sorry when they offend others… oy.. .

]]> By: Gunnz http://mamaarcher.com/2007/11/08/teach-your-children-to-forgive/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 Gunnz Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:23:00 +0000 http://mamaarcher.com/?p=386#comment-1142 Gunny was here. Good post... sis. Gunny was here. Good post… sis.

]]> By: Anonymous http://mamaarcher.com/2007/11/08/teach-your-children-to-forgive/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 Anonymous Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:02:00 +0000 http://mamaarcher.com/?p=386#comment-1141 Great post. This is something that even adults need to learn... and keep learning. We are instilling the same values with our children.<br/><br/>Valerie Great post. This is something that even adults need to learn… and keep learning. We are instilling the same values with our children.

Valerie

]]> By: Sallie http://mamaarcher.com/2007/11/08/teach-your-children-to-forgive/comment-page-1/#comment-1140 Sallie Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:11:00 +0000 http://mamaarcher.com/?p=386#comment-1140 It's easy for the children to want to just say "it's ok" but we try to stear them away from that because whatever it was obviously wasn't ok. We always know it is sincere when they automatically move to give hugs to each other. <br/><br/>If something is brought up from the past, Mike and I try to say "NO, we are not going there. That is in the past and over with." That isn't always easy and we have to work on it ourselves too. It's a continual everyday process. It’s easy for the children to want to just say “it’s ok” but we try to stear them away from that because whatever it was obviously wasn’t ok. We always know it is sincere when they automatically move to give hugs to each other.

If something is brought up from the past, Mike and I try to say “NO, we are not going there. That is in the past and over with.” That isn’t always easy and we have to work on it ourselves too. It’s a continual everyday process.

]]> By: MamaArcher http://mamaarcher.com/2007/11/08/teach-your-children-to-forgive/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 MamaArcher Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:52:00 +0000 http://mamaarcher.com/?p=386#comment-1139 Trish- that is so neat that you use the same approach to teaching your children as we do! What an encouragement! I am so glad that you are reading the blog regularly, that makes me smile!!<br/>Have a blessed day! Trish- that is so neat that you use the same approach to teaching your children as we do! What an encouragement! I am so glad that you are reading the blog regularly, that makes me smile!!
Have a blessed day!

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