Empty plates

In his book Have a New Kid by Friday, Dr. Kevin Leman teaches parents to “let reality be the teacher.”

One mom, Amy from Texas, wrote Dr. Leman to tell him how she applied his principles: 

“Dinnertime was always a big battle zone. Neither of my kids ever liked what I cooked, and they always complained.

Based on your principles, I decided that I’d make dinner for my husband and myself and just serve my kids empty plates. They couldn’t believe it! But they got the message. I’m not on this earth to be a short-order cook for them.

And guess what? Last week they even offered to cook dinner for all of us … and they cleaned up too!”  

Reference: Dr. Kevin Leman, Have a New Kid by Friday (Revell, 2008), pp. 48-49, 283. 

From: http://www.illustrationsforsermons.com/