When my children were in elementary school and middle school, I was part of a Moms In Touch group. We met once a week for 1 hour to pray – just pray. No food, no chatting, no gossiping. Well, we did have coffee and tea and an occasional donut, but we set a limit [...]
It can be hard entertaining smaller children for the summer months but have you ever tried keeping a teenager engaged and entertained?
School ends and suddenly, your teen has no idea what to do. Or they waste their days staring blankly at the TV screen, playing video games or even worse, they just get themselves into [...]
Almost daily I hear of a friend or a friend of a friend losing their jobs.
My husband and I are in real estate, so you know we are as financially stable as the next bank …
I want to share with you a resource I just came across. I have no vested interest in this organization, [...]
“The whole idea of caring for children was to keep them from doing stupid, dangerous, wicked things that could not be undone, until they learned enough self-control and good judgment that they could be expected to make their own decisions.”
That did not come from a parenting book. It’s actually quoted on page 226 of the [...]
Here are a few good articles I found. Bookmark them and read them over the weekend when you have time:
Is helicopter parenting that bad?
10 tips for building character in children
7 ways to get your kids motivated
Here is one that was forwarded to me from my 85-year-old dad:
How to protect your eyes in your 30s, 40’s [...]
I just finished reading Brenda Nixon’s newest book The Birth to Five Book – Confident Childrearing Right from the Start. I have the privilege of interviewing Brenda on my next podcast coming up next week to talk more about this book.
I found this book full of practical advice for dilemmas that parents of young children [...]
I came across a few articles that I found useful that may be of interest to you:
“Mean parents make happy children” – Do you children take you seriously or do they manipulate you? This article offers some valuable insights into teaching our children to respect us as parents.
“Reaching today’s generation” – In the age of [...]
We know that kids say and do the darnedest things. Phillip Done has captured them from his years of experience as a 3rd grade teacher in his book 32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny – Life Lessons from Teaching.
If you’ve ever wondered how in the world a teacher survives 6 hours a day, 5 [...]
I live about 5 miles from Chino Hills where the earthquake just hit this morning.
I’ve lived in Southern California most of my life, and it’s still rather disconcerting every time we have an earthquake.
And we still don’t have an emergency plan, not smart.
Here is some good advice from Quake Kare:
If you’re inside, stay as safe [...]
Honestly, we parents get rather defensive when it comes to people giving us advice about our kids.
Before my brother had his own kids, he would often give me [unsolicited] advice. “Don’t let your son play with that.” or “You’re spoiling him by doing that.”
My response: Wait till you have your own kids.
And sure enough, [...]
