I get lazy, do you?
I have half finished projects, a messy desk, and stacks of paperwork waiting for me.
Children are often lazy too. They scribble a few answers on their homework, write a paragraph or two, and consider their homework done.
When I was substituting at an after-school care center, I helped children do their school [...]
Would you rather clean the house or go shopping? Would you choose washing dishes over watching TV?
No one prefers work over pleasure – not you, and certainly not your kids. So it really should come as no surprise that our children will find every excuse to procrastinate doing their homework or chores. Don’t we as [...]
What do you hope your children will be like when they grow up? We want them to have a good education, be financially secure, settle down and have a good family, right?
Have you thought about wanting your children to be compassionate people?
Merriam-Webster defines compassion as “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to [...]
I learned a lesson today from my dirty shower.
I looked at my shower stall with my glasses on last week, and saw mold growing in the corners. It’s time to take out the tile cleansers and spray it down. When I checked a few hours later, the stains were still there. So I sprayed the [...]
I have seen many families where the older siblings resent the younger ones because they’ve been expected to babysit their younger brother or sister. You’ve probably seen movies where this is depicted – an annoying little sister that tags along on the sister’s date.
I think one of the things that irritates sibling relationships are unfair [...]
I read in a magazine that a dad and his son took the slow way to relocate from Massachusetts to California for a job change. They took a 3-week road trip across the country, and stopped for as many baseball games as they can along the way.
When my son was young, my husband went with [...]
I have read that the most important relationship for a girl is her relationship with her dad.
The father exemplifies to her what a man should be. He shows her how a man should treat a lady. The way he relates to her even has the power to determine her view of what God her heavenly [...]
If you don’t want to gain weight, you shouldn’t hang around Mrs. Field’s cookie shop.
If you don’t want to drink, you shouldn’t go to the bar to watch the football game.
If you don’t want to have a materialistic mindset, you shouldn’t hang around the mall.
I made a mistake today. I took my daughter to the [...]
My daughter moved away to college this fall into the dorms at UCLA. While the school is only 1 hour away by car (without traffic congestion), life without her at home has been an adjustment.
Whether your child is one month old or 17 years old, the day will inevitably come when he will move away [...]
My daughter came home excitedly today.
“I think I did well on my Social Studies test! Several of the questions were exactly what we studied together. I think you really helped me.”
I felt like I scored an “A” as a parent! Those are the kinds of things we parents live to hear.
Last night, my daughter made [...]
In a small city of Walnut where I live with population 30,000, there is not a whole lot to get excited about. So the annual Walnut Family Festival was a great affair for everyone to get involved with the community. It was complete with a 5K and 10K run, pancake breakfast, parade, games, live bands, [...]
I highly recommend this book. It’s full of practical advice to parent with confidence. Taking proactive steps to avoid the pitfalls of parenting an adolescent instead of just troubleshooting is what we need today.
Have you ever wondered what causes juvenile delinquency? Is your child beyond control, or exhibiting problem behaviors you feel powerless to correct?
Written [...]
“I’m bored!”
“What can we do?”
“Why can’t I watch TV?”
This book has great ideas of what to do when your children need to keep busy:
You can probably come up with more ideas of your own. But for the price of less than 15 cents for each idea, this will save you time and energy, for those [...]
“I didn’t do it!”
“I didn’t steal it, she gave it to me!”
Lying is one offense that I will not put up with. It is not only an affront to the people you are lying to, but it ultimately robs you of your character. Having a good character is the value of being human.
When we hear [...]
Much of real life happens outside the home, isn’t that right?
To help our teenagers in their growth towards adulthood in the real world, we need to help them get a job – a real job, in the real world.
In a previous post, I talked about the benefits of a job. Most likely than not, your [...]
Practically every parent I talk to have a problem with getting their children off the computer.
While the computer can be a great asset for learning and recreation, we can easily think of many ways it can be misused. Too much time on the computer is not only a poor use of time, it also does [...]
