The 2003 remake of the movie Freaky Friday with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan has been a family favorite for several years now. The movie begins with the typical crazy morning rush to get the family out the door and off to school and work. As the mom is dropping off her teenage daughter at school, she calls out the window after her, “Make good choices!” The daughter sighs and rolls her eyes as she is walking towards the building. After we had seen this movie for the first time, I would often say this phrase to my girls
Category: consequences
O-B-E-Y obey your mom and dad; O-B-E-Y it makes them very glad. Listen to the words they say, obey your parents every day; O-B-E-Y obey your mom and dad. We used to sing this song every day with our girls when they were little (and on a few occasions as a good reminder even when they were not so little). Parents, why is it so important that our children obey us? Well, an obvious reason is to keep them safe. Additionally, it is also important for our kids to learn to submit to authority because they will have numerous situations