There’s always that moment when something makes you realize that you’ve spent too little time or haven’t been paying enough attention to your kids — a particularly emotional scene from a movie, a call from the principal, missing a milestone…
For Mommy Clarice of tickledmomclarice.com, the eye-opener was a short but definitely sweet book written BY her 7-year-old daughter, Jia.
Noticing that her mom had been extra glued to her laptop/mobile device for the past few weeks, little Jia sought to help her mom manage her time better by writing a manual on “How to be a Wonderful Mom”. It starts with a proper introduction:
Introduction
You, as a mom, are most often stuck to FaceBook, playing with other adults, working, going to seminars, etc. And usually, there is no time left for your kids. This book will help you have time for your kids and still have time to do the rest of the things that you need to do. ( sorry, no contents! ) Hope you have a nice time reading.
The young author then makes a sample schedule for her mom, down to the half-hours!
Chapter 1
Right, you need a schedule. Sometimes it might be hard at first, but soon it will be easier. ( for those who already have a schedule, please go straight to Chapter 2. ) here is an example of a schedule:
Tuesday
6:00 Wake up
6:30 Prepare breakfast and eat breakfast
7:00 Drive your child/ren to school
7:30 Return home
8:00 Daily/Weekly date with your child/ren
8:30 Start talking on FaceBook with your friends there
9:00 Go to your weekly seminar
9:30 Return home
10:00 Change clothes
10:30 Arrival in Game Room and start playing Monopoly
11:00 Return home
11:30 Prepare lunch
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Lunch is finished
1:00 Rest
1:30 Drink a cup of coffee
2:00 Read
2:30 Free time
3:00 Pick up child/ren from school
3:30 Daily/Weekly date
4:00 Snack
4:30 Free time with child/ren
5:00 Free time byself
5:30 Prepare dinner
6:00 Dinner
6:30 Lights out for kids
7:00 Sleeping time for kids
7:30 Sleeping time for you
In the next chapters, she discusses the difference between a schedule and a routine (a schedule needs to made everyday; a routine is permanent — good one, Jia!) and even touches on Positive Discipline (good job, Mommy Clarice!)
I think there will be some seminars and lectures ( for an adult, please be reminded that you should not bring children for 2 reasons: 1, they will get bored, and 2, because they are not adults. ). The main reason i am writing this chapter is because most moms scold their children almost everyday. For those who are already part, please practice at home ( Note: do not let children see you, but you can tell them that you are part of Positive Discipline and that you sometimes need time alone. ).
The last chapter is a free-for-all, telling moms that they can now “tell other people about this book. Please also write down in here the things and other stuff after.” She’s open to your suggestions, mommies!
View Mommy Clarice’s full blog post about it here.
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