I LOVE your Quick Takes! It's so great to know...

2012-01-13T15:27:37.504-06:00

I LOVE your Quick Takes! It's so great to know I'm not the only on to think that public school was a tad easier to handle then this so called homeschooling stuff. I'm a new follower~ thanks for making my day better!

When we do our family Rosary, we don't require...

2012-01-13T13:38:45.959-06:00

When we do our family Rosary, we don't require the littles to participate unless they are interested. Instead, I have a little table in our dining room (connected to our living room where we pray) that I place some of our saint books, wooden and plastic "kids' rosaries". The littles only have to know that they can't interrupt the rest of us, but can play quietly (with or without the things on the little table) until we are finished. Once they have begun preparing for Reconciliation, the Rosary becomes mandatory. So far, with the oldest 4 it has worked well (OK, except for when #4 went through his phase of screaming "NO JESUS!" when he was 3/4). I guess I view it a little like Mass: you have to come with us, but I do not expect participation that is greater than your maturity level.
Also, for the older ones who "get bored", we sometimes switch it up (Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet after Easter, or do a very-shortened version of Compline) and we always offer each child the opportunity to lead a decade which seems to be pretty popular.
Of course, right now we are all suffering through our 16 yr old son's "questioning" and feeling like "it's all a waste of time". Sigh... We're working with him, but it's a trying time.
I say, do what you can and don't put too much pressure on yourself to "get it right".
Also, did you know that The Little Flower often fell asleep during the Rosary and Adoration? You are in GREAT company!!

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