Christian Parenting
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Preserve Pancake Kisses by Journaling
If you no longer have a baby nuzzling your neck, or a toddler clutching your knee, you’ll truly appreciate this post. Even so, this is a special post for young moms encouraging them to preserve the sticky pancake kisses by journaling. I understand how it is with little ones. Some days you think you have no time to take a shower, much less find time to write in a journal! But, when you can, jot quick notes here and there, because even a sticky pancake kiss will slip from your memory one day. However, if you have taken the time, years down the road, the sweet aroma of your child's…
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Teens + Joy = PARENTING BEYOND THE RULES (Book Review)
You read that correctly—Teens + Joy = Parenting Beyond the Rules. Those words right there make you want to read the book review, right? Do you believe it's possible to parent teens with joy? It sounds contrary to what the world tells us. Nonetheless, the full title of this 221-page, softcover book is "Parenting Beyond the Rules: Raising Teens with Confidence and Joy." Let's check it out.
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Homeschooling: Answering Your Questions (Part One)
Sally Matheny, a former public school teacher and a homeschool veteran (19+ yrs.) answers questions about homeschooling.
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How to Deal with a Child’s Repeated Misbehavior
by Sally Matheny How do you deal with a child’s repeated misbehavior? Whether it’s disrespect, dishonesty, or a despicable attitude, you’d think they’d get tired of listening to the same lecture about the error of their ways. Or the penalties, which increase in severity with each infraction, would finally produce the desired behavior. Alas, any improvement seems temporary. So, how do we deal with a child’s repeated misbehavior? Whether the child is six or sixteen, too often, parents hear their kids say, “But I didn’t understand” or “I didn’t hear you” or something similar. Half the time we don’t believe that, but to close any loopholes, consider following through…
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Life-Changing Book Brought Me Home
by Sally Matheny Not long ago, I was asked to participate in a blog hop for the online magazine, Books Make a Difference. I was asked to share how a particular book has made a difference in my life. The problem lies in narrowing it down to one book! Books have influenced my whole life. But when I was thirty-years-old, there was a book which was life-changing for me. Blessed with Children My life brimmed with children—twenty -eight kindergarten students during the day, and my own two toddlers at night. In addition to His Holy Word, God used another book to drastically change that number of children and to…
