Man Power

[Christie Christiansen]

How can I help my son with Man Power?  He is really struggling with this in order to graduate and is stuck. 

[Cassey Stanger]

My son is in the same place. He makes it about 3-4 days and then needs to start over again.

Cassey Stanger

On Mar 4, 2016, at 9:07 AM, Christie Christiansen <bookg...@gmail.com> wrote:

How can I help my son with Man Power?  He is really struggling with this in order to graduate and is stuck. 

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[Christie Christiansen]

I hate to think this way, but I am frustrated and so is my son.  It is getting him down.  He knows our family is struggling financially and he feels like he is adding to the burden.  he would have graduated from the the program 2 months ago, if it was based on losses. 

[Sara Ditto]

My son suggests having his book next to his bed and says that he feels it is not the amount that you write in your book but that you are just writing something.  He adds that the most important thing is making it a habit to write EVERY DAY no matter what!  What if you asked your son if he wanted you to talk with him more to encourage him or if he wanted it less (so he doesn't feel like you are bugging him) but do not stop communication altogether because you want to keep that communication line open.

On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 8:07 AM, Christie Christiansen <bookg...@gmail.com> wrote:

How can I help my son with Man Power?  He is really struggling with this in order to graduate and is stuck. 

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[Leslie Hansen]

We have an erasable white board in the hall, where my son puts tally marks for his win days.  So I don't have to go digging in his journal, or asking him all the time, but he knows that I watch that white board very closely.  On a regular, but not daily basis, I ask him how he is feeling about his winning streak, and a sometimes even write under his tally marks.  Great job!  You are DOING THIS!  We also had our bishop tell us that he felt strongly inspired to have our son (who is 17) switch from a smart phone to a dumb phone.  That single decision made the greatest difference for our son, once he was humble enough to do that.  My son was also losing battles to Mr. M.  more than Mr. P.  and the lost battle analysis has been really helpful with a personal coach through the program... but I also talk to my son about the lost battles and why he thinks they happened.  Its hard when they are losing frequently, but if they don't give up, they can kick this!  The hardest part was being a general and then losing again and starting over, but my son has now gone 12 weeks, his first time making general.  9 weeks, not quite making general again, and is now on a new winning streak at 2 weeks, and he looks better, sounds better, act better, and feels better than he did at his first 12 week win.  Have Courage Warrior Mommas!!!!

And by the way, I don't really know if hitting reply, gets my message in the email strand. Hopefully it does!  #technicallychallenged

[Sara Ditto]

My son adds to make sure whatever the avenue of Mr P is taken away (ie smart phone etc...) and then switching to a dumb phone or having no way to searching anything on smart phone.