tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872909212815801821.post5951674206289380517..comments2023-10-30T05:09:24.105-05:00Comments on simply brookes:: Best Part of the Daysimply brookes:http://www.blogger.com/profile/08240757109123822974noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872909212815801821.post-17182583874196009852011-03-25T11:39:46.387-05:002011-03-25T11:39:46.387-05:00Great picture! You are doing a wonderful job with...Great picture! You are doing a wonderful job with your girls. They are just about the nicest teenagers I've ever met and I taught middle school for 13 years. We have some of our best talks in the car. Turn off the Ipad, the radio, the Itouch, and they start talking.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09791892774462735755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872909212815801821.post-27748389236148290922011-03-24T10:59:57.420-05:002011-03-24T10:59:57.420-05:00We do the same thing at dinner. Start with the wo...We do the same thing at dinner. Start with the worst thing that happened today and end with the best. We started the habit when our daughter was little. It helped her to sort of reflect on things and to realize that sometimes it's okay to say things aren't going so well...and to end on an upbeat note as much as possible.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05928822607654189065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872909212815801821.post-67729024023233284272011-03-24T09:12:46.326-05:002011-03-24T09:12:46.326-05:00We do the same thing at our house! We start with, ...We do the same thing at our house! We start with, "Tell us the worst part of your day? OK, Now tell us the best part of your day?" On their Birthday we go around the table saying our favorite traits about the birthday person. Thanks for becoming a new follower:)))lizziefitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14382848839196590566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872909212815801821.post-5130968129682177962011-03-24T08:46:22.064-05:002011-03-24T08:46:22.064-05:00You have a beautiful family!:) absolutely precious...You have a beautiful family!:) absolutely preciousJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450028889270744966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872909212815801821.post-57294202594262976212011-03-24T08:29:26.589-05:002011-03-24T08:29:26.589-05:00Glad you enjoyed. It's nice to have a few tri...Glad you enjoyed. It's nice to have a few tricks up your sleeve as your kids are exposed to other influences in life. Thanks for your input.simply brookes:https://www.blogger.com/profile/08240757109123822974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872909212815801821.post-51485958006398617942011-03-24T08:19:14.638-05:002011-03-24T08:19:14.638-05:00Fabulous idea! Thank you for the post. I never t...Fabulous idea! Thank you for the post. I never thought of starting something when they are small so it'll carry over into the older years. I am going to start a few new traditions with my 4 year old daughter, really thinking of things that will carry over into the "harder" years -- for her and me. :)My House, My Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164514718096399443noreply@blogger.com