We Choose Virtues (review & giveaway!)
I almost think I needed this Kids Kit from We Choose Virtues almost as much as my sons. I mean, check out this list: patience, kindness, obedience, diligence, forgiving, attentive, etc. I have such problems with patience and attentive (anyone else get distracted by stuff online?)! So I know that it's important to teach these virtues to my children, too (and learn alongside them). Jesus was patient, forgiving, obedient, diligent, forgiving, attentive, self-controlled, content, etc. We are supposed to imitate Jesus and so I thought this was a good way to help me teach them how to do that.
Like I said, I reviewed the Kids Kit. It came with a Kids Virtue Poster (that tells all of the virtues & sayings that go along with them), one Fan Poster (your choice; a large poster that shows one virtue and saying), Virtues Clues & a clear acrylic card holder (business card sized cards with one virtue per card), "I'm a Virtue Kid" button, The Kids of VirtueVille Color-My-Story Book (coloring book that tells more in depth about each character), 12 butterfly stickers (to be used in the coloring book), Kid's Awards (little certificates for each virtue). Then you get downloadable PDF tools: Kid's character assessment and a t-shirt iron-on template. Lots of stuff for $29.99 (look for a promo code at the end of this post)!
It took me awhile to figure this out. I like rules and regulations: this is how to you use this specifically. There's more freedom with We Choose Virtues - which is great and lets you personalize it to fit your family. I started out having each boy work on 3 virtues...that didn't go well. I couldn't remember who was working on what. Once I emailed my contact at We Choose Virtues and got a little more direction, I figured out something that worked for us.
Once a week, I figure out one virtue I want both boys to work on. Eventually, as they grow, they'll need to work on different things but (for us) one virtue at a time to focus on (not saying the others aren't watched at the same time, they just aren't the focus on conversation) works well so far. Patience is what we really worked on! My boys (like many children) are very good at saying things like "can we go?" or "I'm hungry." Not that those things are bad but repetitively said, they grind on my nerves and make me impatient, which can cause me to sin.
My sons learned easily the catch phrase for patience: "I wait, and wait, and wait, with a smile." We're not 100% patient after our few weeks of working on patience. I think the catch phrase has helped the most. I can remind the boys to "wait and wait and wait - with a smile" and then they do! Or I ask "what does patience mean?" and they answer that back to me. All of parenting isn't going to be done in one day (or two weeks) so this will be a lifetime of learning - it still is for me! I did implement a sticker system with our virtues - if the boys showed me that they were obedient, they got a sticker. When they got so many stickers, they got chocolate ice cream. Incentives work wonders but sometimes it's hard to tell whether they are going for the rewards or the heart change. Always a challenge.
The other day, I got to give my younger son, Squirt, a sticker in his coloring book for Forgiveness. Another kid had bit him at school. When the teacher told that boy to say sorry, Squirt said, "I forgive you." I about cried when I heard that because that's something we've worked on between the boys over and over and over. It didn't seem here at home that they understood, but out in the world, Squirt had the opportunity to forgive someone - and he did. And it made an impact on his teacher, too. I think that's beautiful. I love childlike faith.
GIVEAWAY! You have an opportunity to win a Kid's Kit from We Choose Virtues (valued at $29.99). I'm so excited to share this system with you so that you can have some help teaching your children virtues (isn't it nice to have something help you along in this messy parenting business?)!
TO ENTER: Please visit the Kid's Kit page on We Choose Virtues website and tell me what big virtues poster you would choose. Leave a comment (mandatory entry).
Extra entries: Not required but will give you more chances. Please leave one comment per entry (if you leave it all as one comment, it will only be counted once for ease of myself).
- Like We Choose Virtues on Facebook
- Like S Club 4 on Facebook
- Follow We Choose Virtues on Pinterest
- Tell me what virtue you need to work on yourself!
GIVEAWAY OPEN UNTIL MAY 6, 2013 AT 11:59PM. WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON MAY 7, 2013 (EMAIL WILL BE SENT IF POSSIBLE). MUST BE 18 AND OVER TO ENTER AND LIVE IN THE USA. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
Disclaimer: I received a We Choose Virtues Kid's Kit in order to write an honest review. Others may or may not have the same experience(s) that we've had using this product and/or with this company.
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| image from the WCV website |
It took me awhile to figure this out. I like rules and regulations: this is how to you use this specifically. There's more freedom with We Choose Virtues - which is great and lets you personalize it to fit your family. I started out having each boy work on 3 virtues...that didn't go well. I couldn't remember who was working on what. Once I emailed my contact at We Choose Virtues and got a little more direction, I figured out something that worked for us.
Once a week, I figure out one virtue I want both boys to work on. Eventually, as they grow, they'll need to work on different things but (for us) one virtue at a time to focus on (not saying the others aren't watched at the same time, they just aren't the focus on conversation) works well so far. Patience is what we really worked on! My boys (like many children) are very good at saying things like "can we go?" or "I'm hungry." Not that those things are bad but repetitively said, they grind on my nerves and make me impatient, which can cause me to sin.
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| image from the WCV website |
The other day, I got to give my younger son, Squirt, a sticker in his coloring book for Forgiveness. Another kid had bit him at school. When the teacher told that boy to say sorry, Squirt said, "I forgive you." I about cried when I heard that because that's something we've worked on between the boys over and over and over. It didn't seem here at home that they understood, but out in the world, Squirt had the opportunity to forgive someone - and he did. And it made an impact on his teacher, too. I think that's beautiful. I love childlike faith.
GIVEAWAY! You have an opportunity to win a Kid's Kit from We Choose Virtues (valued at $29.99). I'm so excited to share this system with you so that you can have some help teaching your children virtues (isn't it nice to have something help you along in this messy parenting business?)!
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| from the We Choose Virtues website |
Extra entries: Not required but will give you more chances. Please leave one comment per entry (if you leave it all as one comment, it will only be counted once for ease of myself).
- Like We Choose Virtues on Facebook
- Like S Club 4 on Facebook
- Follow We Choose Virtues on Pinterest
- Tell me what virtue you need to work on yourself!
GIVEAWAY OPEN UNTIL MAY 6, 2013 AT 11:59PM. WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON MAY 7, 2013 (EMAIL WILL BE SENT IF POSSIBLE). MUST BE 18 AND OVER TO ENTER AND LIVE IN THE USA. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
Disclaimer: I received a We Choose Virtues Kid's Kit in order to write an honest review. Others may or may not have the same experience(s) that we've had using this product and/or with this company.
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Ok, whatever you say,
I will obey, RIGHT AWAY!