Comments on: Tuesday Tips for Parenting - Physical Exercise

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:45:22 +0000

During our homeschooling years I would do the same thing . . .have them walk around the block or around the house or around anything

By: Debbie

Debbie — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 02:48:59 +0000

We have not tried the pushups or situps method yet, although being a military family and all, you would think we would.

Around here the favorite is…”go jump on the trampoline for a while”. I’m thinking of getting one of those little tramps to keep in the house for winter…our 4yo will need it come winter.

Always enjoy your posts.

By: Tim2

Tim2 — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:53:02 +0000

Ah yes, the old physical exercise method. I am no stranger to it, I must admit, although my father seems to take a strange delight in watching me do physically draining things. Then again, this is the same man who takes “shortcuts” on hikes. Often we get back hours later covered in mud, and I suspect that he really knew all along what was in store for us…

By: childlife

childlife — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:56:11 +0000

Another world class parenting tip - and I love the photo of all the kiddos lined-up for pushups!

P.S. Tim and Kathy - I have something for both of you in my September 25th post : )

By: tina

tina — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:16:08 +0000

We give the gift of pushups quite generously at our house! When we were still trying to break Zachary of the finger sucking habit, he could rack up 60-70 pushups in a single car trip. Come to think of it, all those push-ups did come in handy when we entered wrestling. Don’t give up on those endorsements yet!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:03:58 +0000

Great ideas!

Who did the pencil sketches???

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:10:28 +0000

Hey! Funny one! You guys really have a challenge with your weather. Does the grey weather get you down? Now I am feeling very glad that you went to that lake on that sunny day. You should do that all the time when there is a sunny day! Scrap school and go outside — Scrapus Schoolus Solaris, should be your new motto!

Great point, and going along with it, the general idea that change alone — in location, in activity, in focus — can sometimes help move us out of our ruts.

I love the pictures of your little Olympians. We do this too in a less structured way than you — “OUT. Run to the top of the street and back 2x,” and usually, “TAKE THE BLASTED DOG TOO.” That’s the best part of all. We’ll have to try the “push ups for inadvertently wronging someone” plan — I always wonder what to do for the consequences of carelessness, can’t ignore it but can’t over-discipline for it. I make them hug and kiss each other on the cheek and that has them all laughing and hollering in mock horror, also seems to move everyone on to a new mood.

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By: Aunt Kate

Aunt Kate — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:41:02 +0000

Hi, Tim. I have heard about this from y’all before and think it is excellent. It always reminds me of Mom (Nana) and her telling us to ‘go outside and fight.’

I love you and yours. Aunt Kate

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:51:12 +0000

some very good ideas in this post! thanks for sharing with the less physically gifted teachers.

well, after looking at the pushups, maybe I’m not THAT far behind. (all except for your young man….his look great!)

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:08:38 +0000

I’ve also used the run around the house trick…. a few years ago we started assigning outside chores to our oldest DS! That’s been great as well…. he likes to go outside and do his “work” first thing in the morning most of the time. Our days seem to go better when he’s first had some outside time doing something physical.