Comments on: The Countdown http://www.xangelle.com/blog/2006/05/20/230 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:45:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Shash http://www.xangelle.com/blog/2006/05/20/230/comment-page-1#comment-1171 Shash Sun, 21 May 2006 18:32:33 +0000 http://www.xangelle.com/blog/2006/05/20/230#comment-1171 We are heading to a friend's house for a bbq then a neighbour of theirs is having a firework show. We were thinking of going garage sale "window" shopping but the weather has turned for the worst out here and I don't feel like walking for hours in the wind and cold and rain. As for the student... I have lots of experience in this. We've had students in our house since my oldest was 9 months old (almost 8 years ago). We have only had 1 instance in all that time with regards to little ones going in a sneeking a peek or letting their little fingers wander (it was recent with my 3 year old). I think the "secret of our success" (we've never had to install locks to keep our kids out, but one of our felmale students felt better cause we also had a male student in the room beside her and it made her feel better - safe. I know they are curious at first so it is hard but...) we explain to them that this house isn't just theirs (I've heard other kids say to their students... this is MY house and I'll do what I want - this isn't our kids). We have a "community house" - 10 of us live here, multi-generational, multi-cultural - and in this house are private areas. We have "no" cupboards and "no" rooms. We've been consistant in not allowing them to cross those boundaries. They want their own space respected and they respect the other areas of the home and other people's homes as well. I think I've typed enough, this has turned out to be more like a blog! :-) Just trying to help... We are heading to a friend’s house for a bbq then a neighbour of theirs is having a firework show. We were thinking of going garage sale “window” shopping but the weather has turned for the worst out here and I don’t feel like walking for hours in the wind and cold and rain.

As for the student… I have lots of experience in this.

We’ve had students in our house since my oldest was 9 months old (almost 8 years ago). We have only had 1 instance in all that time with regards to little ones going in a sneeking a peek or letting their little fingers wander (it was recent with my 3 year old). I think the “secret of our success” (we’ve never had to install locks to keep our kids out, but one of our felmale students felt better cause we also had a male student in the room beside her and it made her feel better – safe. I know they are curious at first so it is hard but…) we explain to them that this house isn’t just theirs (I’ve heard other kids say to their students… this is MY house and I’ll do what I want – this isn’t our kids). We have a “community house” – 10 of us live here, multi-generational, multi-cultural – and in this house are private areas. We have “no” cupboards and “no” rooms. We’ve been consistant in not allowing them to cross those boundaries. They want their own space respected and they respect the other areas of the home and other people’s homes as well.

I think I’ve typed enough, this has turned out to be more like a blog! :-) Just trying to help…

]]> By: Lala http://www.xangelle.com/blog/2006/05/20/230/comment-page-1#comment-1163 Lala Sun, 21 May 2006 13:01:20 +0000 http://www.xangelle.com/blog/2006/05/20/230#comment-1163 glad you were able to talk to Jun about everything! we got our students room a lock too cuz we couldn't seem to keep them (girls) out. It was just not worth having to replace one of their expensive gadgets that they have!! with this last student, she hasn't been locking her door and the girls are just so used to it being locked that they don't even try to go in there!!! so yea for that!!! hmmmm as for suggestions for Monday......depends on the weather!!! cuz I heard it might rain..but the beach is always good and going to a park and taking a hike and making a scanvenger hunt for them on the hike.....we are doing nothing !!! J is working and we are going to the Moore's for dinner! I was thinking about touching up the paint Monday morning! and there's always J's books cuz gst is due on the 31st.....so fun times....fun times!!! glad you were able to talk to Jun about everything! we got our students room a lock too cuz we couldn’t seem to keep them (girls) out. It was just not worth having to replace one of their expensive gadgets that they have!! with this last student, she hasn’t been locking her door and the girls are just so used to it being locked that they don’t even try to go in there!!! so yea for that!!!
hmmmm as for suggestions for Monday……depends on the weather!!! cuz I heard it might rain..but the beach is always good and going to a park and taking a hike and making a scanvenger hunt for them on the hike…..we are doing nothing !!! J is working and we are going to the Moore’s for dinner! I was thinking about touching up the paint Monday morning! and there’s always J’s books cuz gst is due on the 31st…..so fun times….fun times!!!

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