[SuzBerg]

I know we have done these threads in the past but I thought we could start another one!

I am proud of T (Jr in HS) because he has finals this week and has been working very hard AND he has not let the stress and anxiety freak him out. He has actually been pleasant to be around and helpful to me.

I am proud of C (7th grade) because he wanted to participate in the school Spelling Bee. He was so excited it's all he talked about for a week, he begged me to come watch him. Even though he has a learning disability (and honestley the kiddo can NOT spell some pretty basic words). He was very brave and when he couldn't spell "clumsiness" he just smiled came and sat next to me and said "Mom, that was fun!".

I am proud of CJ (4th grade) and E (kinder) because the both sat quietly and politely the whole hour and a half we were at the Spelling Bee !

[momraine]

I am proud of S (freshman in high school) because he is working hard and not getting frustrated and he is actually starting to get good with the little ones. Huge for a kid who does not really like little kids.
I am proud of W because he is trying to read harder books in spite of his dyslexia.
I am proud of P because she is learning that sometimes it's OK to ask for help.
I am proud of M becuase he is eating and not throwing up.
I am proud of A1 because she is not so focused on finding a man anymore just on supporting her kids.
I am proud of A2 becuase she went to kids church last night and liked it and participated in spite of being very shy.
I am proud of A3 because she is learning to accept hte word NO with some grace.

[Mkuhlmann06]

I am proud of T because faced with an opportunity to lie yesterday, he actually told the truth - even though it took him five minutes to say the truth - it was definitely a break though. (We've had a lot of lying/stealing in the past 2 weeks, where I actually drove him to the police station myself on Tuesday).

[ajjhmf]

I'm proud of J (8, 2nd grade) because for the first time EVER, I've had a school year free of discipline notes and phone calls. All I hear are praises of my son's efforts and good deeds.

I'm proud of H (3) because she is working real hard at sharing her time with her brothers.

I'm proud of M (21mo) for trying new words and new foods even though it's very hard to him to do so.

[Kansas Girl]

today, I am very proud of my son for
1) taking care of all his before school chores this morning without reminder,

2) he elected to get move up to Algebra I from basic math this semester. It is hard from for him because he never got a really good foundation of the basics in grade school, and he's still never really caught up from that. (we need to do more Kumon!) He had a lot of homework tonite but he stayed with it without getting frustrated or having a meltdown, which he would have done in the past. That's incredible progress!

In his Latin class their teacher gave them Latin names so after we looked that up we ended up looking up his birthname (R). His birthname means "God has healed." How awesome is that?!

Fran

[AmyAnne]

I am proud of my 10 year old because:

- He had a productive conversation about why he felt a consequence was not fair, and did so without namecalling, yelling, or having a breakdown.

- He is learning to apologize with grace and sincerity

- He is kind and loving to animals

[arkansas parent]

I am proud of T because he can write his ABC's with little help, he has learned that naptime is not play time, he follows rules VERY well and almost never gets put in time out.

I am proud of A (bio-daughter) because she has started to LOVE to read (Harry Potter rules!!). She is also practicing her trumpet more and will hopefully start playing the french horn soon.

[aspenhall]

I am proud of A because:
she has finally made some progress socially with friends and paying attention to the feelings of others.
she does her homework and chores without whining
she finally CARES if we trust her or not and is showing efforts to earn our trust
she is no longer angry and vengeful
she is someone that nearly everyone in her class wants to play with
she tries most times to tell the truth if given enough chances.
she is sleeping better
she accepts consequences and learns from her mistakes

[crick]

J - I'm proud of how hard he is working in karate and trying his best to learn and accomplish new skills. I'm really proud of him for starting to really see things that he can do without me asking him to do them. I'm also proud of how hard he's worked the last 6 months in overcoming his night time fears and continuing to talk about things instead of burying them.

S - She received perfect marks in math and reading this last report card and it's because she has finally learned that trying your hardest doesn't mean doing what you can to slide by, but really giving 100%. I'm proud that she connected the dots and realizes that praise, good marks, and having people be proud of her is a great feeling and directly relates to something she worked so hard at. I'm proud of her basketball skills and the intensity she plays at.

K - Has a great attitude about things for the most part and is really in tune to other's feelings. I'm proud of how hard he's worked at trying to spell better and give his all to writing assignments. Going from a kid who would write a full story on "I like cats. Cats are great. Cats like to play." etc. to "Cats are a domestic animal, but did not used to be. They are descended from the wild cats such as lions, leapords etc." is an amazing triumph!

T - He's working so hard on trying to learn how to read and with his LD, this is not an easy feat at all. I'm proud of him for not giving up and continuing to try his hardest in school. I'm also really proud of how far he's come in expressing his anger and frustration. Instead of lashing out, he's working on his words and calm down techniques and he's able to resolve conflicts much better.

Mostly I'm just proud to be the mother of my children. Through all the ups and downs...they are a joy and a blessing to me and teach me things every single day.