Comments on: GROCERY STORE SURVIVAL SKILLS http://www.triathlonparenting.com/grocery-store-survival-skills Equipping and Encouraging Parents, One Step at at Time by Davi Nabors, M.Ed., LMHC, NCC Sun, 13 Nov 2011 02:45:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Carrie Patterson http://www.triathlonparenting.com/grocery-store-survival-skills/comment-page-1#comment-16 Carrie Patterson Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:46:30 +0000 http://www.triathlonparenting.com/?p=59#comment-16 Davi, Now that my children are all teenagers (and older) I can read these things with a different perspective. They DO survive those years and so do their parents. It helps to be pro-active so you don't put yourself in a situation where they are bored and have nothing to do but aggravate each other. Some of the things that we did to avoid problems in the back seat were: 1) Each child has a small backpack/bag with books and small toys to play with. It goes in the car when they do. (Rotate the books & toys occasionally to keep their interest.) 2) On long trips, each one had a small plastic bin with paper & pencil, books, coloring pages, etc. and it fit under their seat. 3) Tapes or CDs - books on tape, "Adventures in Odyssey" sets, or music (when they were memorizing Bible verses for AWANA, we'd often use those tapes). 4) When both mom & dad were in the car, I would read a book to the family. We always have a book we're reading together (currently we are re-reading "The Trapp Family Singers"). Davi,
Now that my children are all teenagers (and older) I can read these things with a different perspective. They DO survive those years and so do their parents.
It helps to be pro-active so you don’t put yourself in a situation where they are bored and have nothing to do but aggravate each other.

Some of the things that we did to avoid problems in the back seat were:
1) Each child has a small backpack/bag with books and small toys to play with. It goes in the car when they do. (Rotate the books & toys occasionally to keep their interest.)
2) On long trips, each one had a small plastic bin with paper & pencil, books, coloring pages, etc. and it fit under their seat.
3) Tapes or CDs – books on tape, “Adventures in Odyssey” sets, or music (when they were memorizing Bible verses for AWANA, we’d often use those tapes).
4) When both mom & dad were in the car, I would read a book to the family. We always have a book we’re reading together (currently we are re-reading “The Trapp Family Singers”).

]]> By: Judy http://www.triathlonparenting.com/grocery-store-survival-skills/comment-page-1#comment-15 Judy Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:59:04 +0000 http://www.triathlonparenting.com/?p=59#comment-15 You did it again Davi! You gave clear, concise help for those ultimate meltdowns. Can't wait to read your tips on prevention. I pass on your blog address to many young Moms. Keep it up! You did it again Davi! You gave clear, concise help for those ultimate meltdowns. Can’t wait to read your tips on prevention. I pass on your blog address to many young Moms. Keep it up!

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