// I sometimes wonder if my almost 3-year old daughter is capable of going more than 15 minutes without whining. The incessant, high-pitched words that are drawn out to be twice the length they’re meant to be is enough to send chills up and down my spine. Since I have a tendency to whine, I’m [...]
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Stop the Whining!
Posted 1 February 2011 by adminTagged As: behaviour, children, parenting | Categories: Children, Parenting, Ways that Work (for me) | Leave a Comment
His Mercies Are New Every Morning
Posted 27 January 2011 by adminTagged As: children, faith | Categories: Children, Faith, Parenting | Leave a Comment
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” – Lamentations 3:22-23 Some nights I crawl into bed convinced I must have used up all of God’s mercy that day. Sometimes my role as wife and mother can test my patience to the [...]
Getting Your Child to Obey
Posted 23 January 2011 by adminTagged As: | Categories: Children, Parenting | Leave a Comment
Sometimes it seems like getting your kids to listen to you is almost impossible. But after some dedicated hard work I’ve found that getting your child to obey is actually a pretty easy task. Every month we study a character quality and for the month of January we’ve been studying “Obedience.” I’ve made it a [...]
Chores For Kids
Posted 22 January 2011 by adminTagged As: children, parenting | Categories: Children, Parenting, Things I Love, Ways that Work (for me) | Leave a Comment
I’ve always tried to instill in my children a sense of independence. I hold to the belief that if a child is physically capable of doing something then let them do it. And sometimes the child won’t WANT to do what they’re capable of so then sometimes I advocate forcing them to do things they’re [...]
Why I Never Have (and never will) Use the “1…2…3″ Method
Posted 21 January 2011 by adminTagged As: behaviour, children | Categories: Children, Parenting | Leave a Comment
“You have until the count of 3 to do as you’re told! 1…2…” If you haven’t said it yourself, you’ve certainly heard this threat from other parents. I often wonder if the parents who use this method understand just what it is they’re communicating about obedience to their children. I’m not sure about you, but I [...]
He’s Just Like the Kid on “Supernanny”
Posted 21 January 2011 by adminTagged As: children | Categories: Children, Parenting | Leave a Comment
“He’s just like the kid on ‘Supernanny’!” That’s what my 4 1/2 year old son said to me last night as we were waiting for my other son’s practice to get over with. Twice a week, I trek all 4 kids to the local high school so my oldest can participate in sports. All the [...]
