tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998392453589309507.post5607539299554882768..comments2024-03-04T00:13:34.314-07:00Comments on Mom, the Intern: 5 Sacrament Meeting Survival TricksJenna Footehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06053037054553243481noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998392453589309507.post-16185399141993327662017-07-18T23:42:04.127-07:002017-07-18T23:42:04.127-07:00Thank you for your post. This is excellent informa...<br /> Thank you for your post. This is excellent information.<br /> It is amazing and wonderful to visit your site<br /><a href="https://goldenslot.gclub-casino.com/" rel="nofollow">goldenslot</a><br /><a href="https://www.gclub-casino.com/baccarat/" rel="nofollow">สูตรบาคาร่า</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998392453589309507.post-20889075843924505092016-09-20T13:54:05.421-07:002016-09-20T13:54:05.421-07:00Have you seen those Water Wow coloring books by Me...Have you seen those Water Wow coloring books by Melissa and Doug? I think they're like $5 on Amazon. Total game changer! Eli only gets them on Sunday too and they are awesome. It comes with this paint brush you fill with water, and you "paint" water on the pictures to make the colors appear. No mess and they're not bulky either. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043380306086077893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998392453589309507.post-37107713569490623652016-09-19T20:44:23.333-07:002016-09-19T20:44:23.333-07:00Absolutely! That's why I am willing to bring s...Absolutely! That's why I am willing to bring some "tricks" to church -- because I hate taking the kids out! It means I have to go into a boring classroom wrestle a greased pig in my lap. Ha.Jenna Footehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053037054553243481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998392453589309507.post-80963228420440485502016-09-19T19:21:22.922-07:002016-09-19T19:21:22.922-07:00When we had a young family, one of our things that...When we had a young family, one of our things that we did was to make sure it was better being reverent in the chapel than it was to be in the foyer. That meant that if one of our kids felt the need to go out of the chapel, it was not a fun experience of running the halls with mom or dad chatting with other parents. We would take them in a classroom, and sit them on our laps, wrapped in a bear hug around their chest, and their legs wrapped in ours, and no talking. When they were ready to go back, they got busy books, and the chance to color, etc. It usually only took only once or twice for them to get the message, and we would usually have no more problems. <br />One time my oldest son decided that he wanted to come to my class, instead of his primary class. That did not go well for him, because since he was in an adult class, he had to act like an adult. He had to sit in his chair and listen quietly. No toys, coloring books or other forms of entertainment. I would not even hold him on my lap, or let him lean on me. He was a pretty miserable four year old. Funny thing is that the next week he was perfectly happy going into his primary class. I even offered to let him go with me, and he refused. Go figure. <br />The goal is to make the chapel a good place to be, and more pleasant than any other place they could be. It worked for us.Scott_Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857856369375900732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998392453589309507.post-47035228225277175042016-09-19T13:06:41.939-07:002016-09-19T13:06:41.939-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jenna Footehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053037054553243481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998392453589309507.post-82146150277876725902016-09-19T13:06:23.447-07:002016-09-19T13:06:23.447-07:00Hey Tasha! We always arrive 10-15 minutes early be...Hey Tasha! We always arrive 10-15 minutes early because I'm so weird about punctuality. But, I will say, on the occasional off-week when we walk in 5 minutes early or right on time, they're worse! We also make it a point to sit near the front of the chapel and that seems to help, too. Thanks for your suggestion!Jenna Footehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053037054553243481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998392453589309507.post-12390221580963314942016-09-19T11:26:32.709-07:002016-09-19T11:26:32.709-07:00Another trick we have found is to arrive 15 mins e...Another trick we have found is to arrive 15 mins early to sacrament meeting. This may seem counterintuitive, but we were challenged by my old stake president (when I had 3 kids and my oldest was only 3) who promised that if we arrived early, the children would actually be better behaved. We took that challenge to heart and have seen it work for our family and the congregation. It may take some adjustment at first, but the kids will settle into it. Try it and see :)Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12038244067193025155noreply@blogger.com