I was reminded of this great acronym earlier this week when I saw it hanging on a friend’s refrigerator.
THINK
T: Is it truthful?H: Is it helpful?I: Is it inspiring?N: Is it necessary?K: Is it kind?
Have you used this with your children? I need to work on this with my kids this summer.
Any other brilliant acronyms you can share with us?
Happy Friday,
Lisa
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May 17, 2013
I use part of that with my kids. Is it kind, necessary, or helpful? Especially use it with my "right fighter" who is always tattling and being in other people's business.
May 17, 2013
Ahhh….the tattling problem. Karen gave a good acronym for that!
May 17, 2013
I saw this on pinterest last week for the first time and have been using it with my oldest (almost 6 yrs). While taking time in her room to think about what she had done wrong last week she told me she didn't know how to think. This has helped her to focus in. I was considering even using it as some written work when working through discipline/heart issues with her. LOVE it!
May 17, 2013
I'm going to have Sunshine make a poster of this and hang it up for awhile. We need to work on it!
May 17, 2013
QTIP
Q-Quit
T-Taking
I-It
P-Personally
May 17, 2013
I need to remember that one for myself 🙂
May 17, 2013
BBBB: The rules for when to tell an adult.
Does it involve breathing?
Does it involve something broken?
Does it involve bleeding?
Does it involve bullying?
If yes to any of the above, TELL an adult.
If no, then it's tattling for the purpose of getting someone else in trouble. Don't bother.
May 17, 2013
Nice! I've never heard that one.
May 17, 2013
Oh my goodness…that is exactly how Little Man looks whenever he has a big story to share. I can even hear his voice in my head. Give him a hug from Aunt Laura.
May 17, 2013
As always, he cracks us up. I'll give him a hug from you.
May 17, 2013
Does it sound very high pitched? 🙂
May 17, 2013
Ha! You know, we're still working on the "big boy voice."
May 17, 2013
Hahahaha!!
May 17, 2013
love this….gonna do this this summer as well. lots o time with all of us together. all. day. every. day…;>
May 17, 2013
H.A.L.T (hungry, angry, lonely, tired). Helps me stop and assess with my foster child when she doesn’t seem quite right.
May 17, 2013
We're going to MT the following Wednesday. I hope you have a great trip.
May 22, 2013
PRAY
Praise
Repent
Ask
Yippee (he has heard, rejoice!)
APTAT (John Piper's Acroymn when facing difficulty)
Admit I can do nothing
Pray
Trust in a specific promise of God
Act in reliance in God
Thank God
May 24, 2013
OHIO
Only
Handle
It
Once
It is to help with things like after drying yourself with a towel, put the towel right back on the rack so you don't have to handle it again or pick it up off the floor. Or, when taking milk out of the fridge to pour on your cerael, OHIO it and instead of setting it on the counter (to have to put away later) put it right back in the fridge.