Have your kids ever said to you, “Of course YOU say I am good at _________(fill in the blank). But you’re my mom.”
Our assessment of our children is most often correct, but we are perceived to be biased in our opinions, and therefore discounted.
For example, I’ve always told my daughter that she had a gift [...]
John over at Modern Parent wrote a post on Live a Green Life that made me think about being more green.
I am not wasteful, but I’ve never purposely taught my children to be responsible with earth’s resources. My husband is always good about reminding the kids to turn off the light when they leave the [...]
In answer to a reader’s question, How do I pass our values on our children? I posted Part 1 and Part 2.
I conclude this series with some thoughts of what we can do when we feel we’ve failed.
Millie at Christian Values Legacy has an insightful article on “Seven Ways to Tell if Your Child is [...]
In yesterday’s post, I covered Part 1 of a reader’s question, “How do I pass our values on our children?”
Here are some more practical tips on how to pass our values on to our children:
1. Have good reasons for your stand.
“Why is it wrong to have sex before marriage? A lot of people do [...]
A parent asked me, “How do I teach my children good values?”
Actually, teaching values to our children is both easy and hard.
It’s easy because you don’t have to do anything extraordinary or inconvenient. There are no books to buy, no conferences to attend.
But here’s the hard part. You are non-stop teaching your children values, whether [...]
