We are trying to use positive reinforcement to modify behavior with our soon-to-be 7 yr. old. Sometimes it seems to work, sometimes it doesn’t. We have a chart with a place to mark when we think Ben has been “caught being good.”
If I had a chart like this for pop culture, I would award a check mark to the new Sandra Bullock movie, The Blind Side. I might modify the category to read, “Caught showing us what Jesus is like.” If you don’t know by now, the Blind side is the story of a white Memphis family taking in a Black homeless boy, and their journey together. Without beating the viewer in the face the film tells the story of violence, poverty and addiction was well as the power of redemption that comes with unconditional love.
One of the bonuses of seeing the film was that I got to watch it with my oldest son’s family which includes my daughter-in-law and two grandsons. Ben and I joined them for an early showing on Thanksgiving day. I don’t know if the film will do a lot of box office business, but it should. It is a powerful story. 
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