Back Talking Cure

Posted on January 30, 2012 by guest

Question:

“How do you stop children from back talking?”

Answer:

Children talking back, or sassing, to their parents seems to be a behavior many children experiment with. At different phases of development feelings of independence and intelligence emerge causing kids to talk back.

Ironically, parents spend lots of energy reinforcing the intelligence of their children, and teaching the children how to think for themselves. If we spend so many years moving our child toward self-governing thoughts and behaviors, why do we care so much about back talking children and back talking teenagers? Continue reading →

New Years Resolutions For Kids

Posted on January 11, 2012 by guest

This movie is so inspiring! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Cf7lYGYo_JU

Eleven year old, Jacob, shares his New Years Resolutions ideas. I recently met Jacob’s family and helped them learn some self-government principles. When I came to visit a second time he showed me his inspiring idea of how to keep himself motivated and focused on his self-government goals.

Talk about inspiring!! He made his own New Years Resolution activities. Go Jacob!!! He is a great example of a youth who analyzes himself, understands cause and effect, and wants self-government. I was so impressed.

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Nails For Christmas! A Neighbor Gift Idea

Posted on December 18, 2011 by guest

Our Love Is His Love

Christmas is about Christ. The day bares His name and should bring us closer to Him. It instills in our hearts a feeling of gratitude and reverence. Christ’s life was a gift to us. He lived for all of us, and died for all of us. Because of his gift, we give gifts at Christmas.

If you are like me, each gift you give at Christmas time has a meaning; a feeling of love wrapped up in it. My children give home made gifts of love which make me simultaneously smile and cry, because their love is so apparent in the gift. The more heart-felt the gift, the better it is.

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Great Thanksgiving Traditions: Showing Thanks

Posted on November 18, 2011 by guest

Traditions establish identity. I don’t know a person who isn’t proud of their family traditions. Those traditions make us who we are. They teach us what “the good life” looks like and create feelings of unity and love which instill desires for more family experiences and deeper relationships. Traditions give us hope for our futures.

Those blessed family traditions teach us to love and want families. They bind us together with deep, emotions. Those treasured experiences are also what helps family members forgive each other. And, often times, traditions even bring people back into the family fold after being offended or going astray.

Ideas For Family Traditions

In the year 1998 our Thanksgiving holidays changed forever Continue reading →

Cell Phones And Teenagers: Warning!

Posted on November 5, 2011 by guest

A few years ago I noticed a new sign posted at our local swimming pool. The sign read, “Absolutely no cell phone use in the locker rooms!”

At first, when I saw the sign I felt like some of my rights had been taken away or something. It felt like I was being controlled. Not that I had ever made a call in the locker room before…but what if someone called or something? Why did the pool administration feel the need to micro-manage it’s patrons?

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The majority of patrons to the local swimming pool are high school and middle school age teens. They have swimming classes and swim teams there because it is also used as the high school swimming pool. If you ever see them having a swim day, you will see all the kids have these days, they come in all kinds of shapes and colors. It’s quite something to see. And, most of these teens have cell phones. Families with children aren’t probably who the sign is talking to as much as the teens who visit the pool daily.

Still, why should someone care if a person uses their phone on their own time while dressing in a locker room? Wait!!! Why would someone Continue reading →