Important Dates:
Thursday, August 8 6:00-7:00 OPEN HOUSE/Safe Walk to School Night
Come to see your new classroom; meet the teachers; add to meal accounts; and sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences to be held in September! Bring your family calendar along!
Friday, August 9 4:30-5:30 Kindergarten Play Date
Come to the playground/patio area to meet other Kindergarten families; learn the playground rules; find out where to line up on the first day of school; and learn about PTA! This is a chance to welcome our newest students to Randolph!
Tuesday, August 13 8:40-2:38 First Day of School!
“If you walk or if you drive, get to school by 8:55.” Note that school dismisses one hour early Tuesday-Friday, August 13-16
Love and Logic Moment:
I met 8-year-old Tracy at the hardware store where she stood staring at the new display of Halloween yard figures. How did I know her name was Tracy? Her father had yelled it out multiple times from the tool aisle.
“Tracy. Get back here.” She ignored him and he went back to looking at the tools.
Turning back toward her, he called, “Tracy. We are not buying those, so come here right now!” She ignored him again.
I then heard him shout, “Tracy! How many times do I have to tell you?” And as you can already guess, he got the same reaction from her.
The next I heard was, “Tracy. This is the last time I’m going to ask you!”
Of course, it wasn’t the last time. This little dance between the two of them went on for several more minutes. Watching this was so much fun that I finally had to ask, “What’s your dad going to do if you don’t do what he says?”
“I get to do what I want when my mom’s not here ‘cuz he never does nothing.”
“Oh, so she’s the tough one, huh?”
“Yeah, she only says something once and then you’re in big trouble.”
“So what are you going to do, Tracy?”
“If I wait long enough, he’ll buy me a soda.”
And there you have it. Say it once and then be prepared to take some kind of action. This dad needs to takes some cues from his wife that actions speak louder than words.
For tips to help get kids to do what they’re told the first time, listen to our audio, Avoiding Power Struggles with Kids.
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Jim Fay