This meeting was superb. Many wonderful points were stated to remember and apply to our lives.
Ingrid Sorensen taught us the first chapter in Glen Latham’s book of Positive Parenting. It was good to start over in the book to remind us the reasons for positive parenting. She mentioned three themes that Glen states throughout the book. They are 1. Go out of ones way to parent with positive interactions. 2. Ignore inconsequential behavior. 3. A parents ultimate responsibility is to teach appropriate behavior.
Jenet Jacob Erickson then spoke to us on her topic of –“Strengthening Motherhood: A New View of the Profound Meaning in the Mundane.” She mentioned that motherhood is a “sacred role.” She mentioned that motherhood teaches us to love, to reach out, and minister. We discussed points of what makes mothering hard, unique challenges of our day, and the significance of motherhood.
She also gave key points of why family work matters.
- Family work links people.
- They offer the greatest possibilities for nurturing close relationships and forging family ties.
- Working side by side tends to dissolve feelings of hierarchy making it easier for children to discuss topics of concern with their parents.
- We often think of household work as menial…yet, because it is menial even the smallest child can make a meaningful contribution.
- The most ordinary chores can become daily rituals of family love and belonging.
- Family work is humbling work, helping us to acknowledge our unavoidable interdependence; encouraging us to sacrifice “self” for the sake of the whole.
A copy of Jenet’s notes can be found on the Yahoo group under attachments.
The meeting adjorns until our reunion on September 10th at 6:30 pm. More info will come around the 1st of September. Hope to see you there.
