Monday marked the first day of Kindergarten for Ashley. John and I said this day would change our little girl and create so many possibilities for her and indeed it has! It's almost like our little girl has blossomed into a well-mannered young lady at the tiny age of 5.All day Monday, we waited...wondering if we would receive a call from the principal telling us our daughter misbehaived. As we waited in the crowds of moms and dads for the kids to be released, we stood there timidly and sighed as Ashley ran around the corner with a large smile. Once close enough, she repeatedly asked her teacher if she had a great day and once confirmed wanted her teacher to tell us she had a great day. The teacher shook her head and said of course she had a great day!
We all smiled and walked to the car and then Ashley pulled out her red folder and showed us her first green dot. A green dot meant that she had been on her best behavior all day. As we head into day four we have come to realize that there is so much riding on this green dot. Could it be that this might be the thing that finally made it all come together.
Or could it be that the many, many, many days of discipline and continuity has finally paid off and will continue to pay off (I hope)! or maybe a combination of both. Never in a million years would I had ever thought that saying no, no, no to our child would be so much better in the long run than always saying yes, yes, yes! It is such a joy to hear Ashley say "no thank
you, please, thank you, yes maam, and mommy, I shared my snack with my best friend today."So cheers to us and the little green dot!
1 comment:
maybe i need to start doing 'green dots' at home...sheesh. it IS so hard to be on them constantly about manners, but when they go off to school and you hear that they behaved, it is so rewarding and so worth it! you are right! it is so much harder to say than to say yes, and the good parents are the ones that take the hard route! i love the pics of her!
Post a Comment