Teachable moments

Don't you just love teachable moments. Those are those moments in time when you have an opportunity to teach your child something on the spot because of circumstances that arises. I love captive moments as well. All the time in the car as we are driving that a child can't escape (um, I mean benefits from your wisdom). When we wait for something to go wrong to discuss an issue, we miss out on the valuable bonding and caring time we can have with our kids. When in trouble, children put up defenses and listen little to what we say. God gets in on this as well. He loves to work together with you to drive home training. I remember one time I was having a disagreement with my 7 year old. He was convinced that he did not need to put on his seat belt just to go down the street to the 7-11. I reported to him that statistically more accidents happen within 10 blocks of our home then elsewhere. He wasn't impressed. Needless to say, I was sitting outside the 7-11 refusing to move until he put on his seat belt. My car was packed with kids who were most eager to leave. I cared not. I settled in until I heard the click. Don't you know that within one block (7-11 was only 2 blocks from our house) we got into an accident. No one was hurt and thank goodness the other driver had insurance) I can still see my son's face. It was priceless. God had arranged an object lesson for him. Never did we have a problem buckling after that. Don't forget that just because your conversation is with one child that all of them aren't listening. Tell about a teachable or captive moment that you have experienced.