Two weeks ago, both my kids could not ride their two-wheelers without training wheels. They are 8 and 6, and I was starting to worry that it wouldn't happen (especially when I saw smaller kids at the park riding their two-wheelers so easily). Then a couple of weekends ago, my son decided that he wanted to learn, and two days later he was riding like a pro! But my daughter (the 8-year-old) was still scared, even though she saw her little brother doing it with no problems. Finally a few days after he learned, she decided to try, and of course she got it right away and found out how fun it was.
Now, two weeks later, they are sailing down hills and laughing hysterically, with no fear whatsoever (but still being careful, because they know how to stop, how to slow down, and how to watch out for people in the park so they don't run them over). They went from being too scared to try, to riding their bikes everywhere (and now they don't want to do anything else!) :-) I am still so proud of them when I see them riding; I know it's not a BIG deal (after all, it is something almost everyone can do), but it still makes me so happy to see them doing it. And I can't believe how quickly they are growing up!
Okay, so for the required question: What have your kids done lately that have made you very proud of them?
YAY!! Congratulations!!
Nicky was almost 8 before he rode his bike without training wheels...
My boys are working hard at school - that makes me proud!
well, mine probably seems small or even silly, but for our family it is HUGE!!! Our oldest, Ian, is 2 1/2. and on wednesday he finally learned to drink from a straw!!! Now, the reason this is so huge is because he was born with a fairly severe bilateral cleft lip and palate. because of this he has a very hard time with getting his lips totally closed. He also has a very hard time saying "mama" so i am "nana"...every so often if I can get him to really pay attention and slow down he will say "mama". anyhoo, his speech therapist has been working with him for over a year and that is one of the things she has been trying to help him with. and during his session on wednesday he FINALLY got it!!!! I was in tears. It was a big thing for him.
My kids are doing the cyber/virtual academy this year for the first time. My 8th grade son, who has always said he dislikes math, after a lengthy dining table math session (I was helping him with simplifying radical numbers containing variables and exponents that he still wasn't quite getting yet), told me that "math was kinda fun today". :)))
He does a lot of things that make me proud---really, he does. He is less than 6 months from earning his 2nd Dan Black Belt and is the sweetest biggest hearted kid... looks out for little kids, discovered this summer he actually LIKES helping out little kids and that they are kinda fun, does his chores without complaint usually, voluntarily is re-taking his confirmation class at church because he enjoys the discussion time (and his sister is taking it this year), is taking ownership of keeping his room cleaned up (finally!!), etc etc.... But the math comment.. fun? LOL It made me beam!
My daughter isn't the most tactful soul, but she is quite funny in that she knows she isn't that tactful sometimes and uses it to maximum effect... but she plays the piano at church for the Divine Service every week. She's not a master at it, but she plays faithfully to provide worship music, and does a pretty darn good job. She's 10.
Kudos to your kiddos. It's great they have each other as biking buddies!
Well, if I can toot my 18-month-old's horn. She knows many letters of the alphabet. And in sweating the small stuff, she is starting to understand that we don't throw food on the floor and will leave it on her high chair table!
It really is the little things.
Hello, My kids are grown, but I know that each time they reached a new goal, it made me proud to see them achieve it. I feel the same was about my grandkids. One of my grandsons has always been able to learn to do new things so easily. It didn't matter if it was physical or academic. Well, when he was 8, he got invited to a birthday party at a bmx racing park. I had no idea that he couldn't ride without training wheels. His parents had gotten him a very expensive bike a few months before for his birthday. Well, his mother took him to the park and a man helped him to ride the bike. This was the day before the party. That little boy went to the party and nobody had a clue that he had just learned the day before. What a kid!! I do have to say that I was a little disappointed that his parents had not taken him to learn to ride or that nobody told me so that I could help him. I was also not real happy to learn that a stranger taught him. However, he is a good rider four years later.
What really makes me proud is when one of the kids treats another child with compassion and kindness.
Good luck with your precious children.
K. K.
OK, I got a call from my almost 10 year old granddaughter yesterday afternoon, she was very excited, she received a letter from the President! (More than likely a form letter but she was excited ; )
Apparently she'd been watching "Whale Wars" and saw a video on dolphins being slaughtered, got mad and wrote President Obama. The letter she received praised her, told her to always follow her dreams and included a signed picture of him and his family.
What made me so proud of her is that she did this on her own, it wasn't a class project. That's my girl, I am SO proud of her for taking action!!
I'm so enjoying reading all the answers! Complaining about children is easy - almost second nature sometimes. Praising them can be harder! We sometimes forget to look for the good things. Mamas, don't ever stop looking for things to praise about each of your children!
my four year old has kept his pullup dry for three nights in a row!! :) he has been potty trained since before he turned three, and was night trained once for several months - and then again for two weeks....and it just seemed like things kept happening (moving, preschool starting, etc) and he would just regress....i know he still may not be done, but i am so proud of him. hope this time it sticks!! :)
All of these things that our children do to be proud of brought tears to my eyes! (I know I'm a big sap LOL =) but hearing about big milestones like these responded always gets to me)
Can your kids teach mine how to ride a two-wheeler?LOL My son is 5 (he'll be 6 in 3 weeks) hasn't quite mastered that yet =), but there are so many things he does that make me proud! My fridge is covered with his spelling tests that he takes each week in school, all with big 100% on them. (He started 1st grade a few weeks ago and they take a spelling test every week.- I need to buy more magnets) He also came home the other day with a chapter book that his teacher let him barrow and said "Look mama I can read" and sure enough he's reading chapter books- I thought him reading Green Eggs and Ham all by himself in kindergarten was awesome and now he's reading chapter books- I couldn't be more proud of my little man! One more- this is his first year playing AYSO soccer and his first game was last week- his team didn't win, but all the kids on both teams and the parents cheered for everyone who made a goal. I was so proud that he was clapping and high-fiving the other little boys from the other team when they scored that I almost started crying on the sidelines LOL. He told me after the game that is was okay they didn't win, that he had a blast playing and can't wait for his next game later today! What a great little sport I have! =)
Like another mom said it's so easy to spew out all the things that frustrate us as parents, it's great to praise and share the good things!
Take care mama's
H.
My oldest is in Kindergarten and made all A's in her subjects (for her progress report the first nine weeks.)
My middle child(daughter) is in Pre-K and only had one accident,and be so good about getting up and going to school.
My baby(my son,who's 2) is starting to say more words and can start counting a few numbers.
