tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16366204.post1800318619177258052..comments2024-03-16T16:29:56.323-08:00Comments on Courageous Joy: Yukisan - 001DeEtta @ Courageous Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06726346272268287588noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16366204.post-9092272337187582222011-12-21T22:07:14.287-09:002011-12-21T22:07:14.287-09:00Mmmm...I recognise some of that in our neighbourho...Mmmm...I recognise some of that in our neighbourhood, as we had a number of kids the same age as ours who used to interract outside in the street when they were all around 9-13.<br /><br />BTW, in the winter snow, I was the only parent who cared about wet gloves enough to loan them dry ones or to bring out hot chocolate in hard plastic cups. {g} (We found them all in the spring.)<br /><br />Honestly? The only way I can think of to impact on children that age is to invite them in, one or two at a time. That way, they were able to recognise and absorb our family's values. For eg, once, when we had a tree to cut down, Jack invited one of his friends over to help. Young boys NEED to do this kind of stuff. Other times, Grace would invite a neighbour girl to do some crafty type activity. At Christmas, we had gingerbread-making or lantern-making parties. When the numbers were bigger, we purposely upped the number of Christian friends attending to mix in with the neighbour kids.<br /><br />It's a long-term project and MUCH harder to reach out when they get to be 15/16 +.Romanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01725826881848148814noreply@blogger.com