After reading Love and Logic Magic for Early Childhood: Practical Parenting from Birth to Six Years, the first thing that I did was clean a shelf in our toy closet to display those things taken away. Boy do we have a collection! Let me back up and tell you what I learned. First of all, before reading this book, toy clean up time was ...
Love and Logic Discipline
When I was a teenager, my life changed. Suddenly discipline changed. The change happened because my mom changed. She attended a Love and Logic conference. She learned the magic of giving choices. I guess you could say that I am a "product" of Love and Logic. Because it was modeled to me, much of it has become ...
Jelly Telly
Since we are in the life of a newborn again, I am back to nursing 6-7 times a day. This gives the kiddos several opportunities to get in a trouble because Mommy is stuck in a chair or on the couch. They know that I have no problem disciplining in the middle of a feeding but let's be real, it is harder. I like to use this time to ...
I Talk Too Much
I got an email from my mom the other day that said, "You talk too much." You know what? She is right! Let's back up... As I have written, Little Man has caused me to seek wisdom from some of the best disciplinarians in the world. For me, that is family members. I am surrounded by adults who know how to love, lead, and discipline children ...
Explaining “Fishers of Men”
If you are keeping up with the ABCJLM Curriculum, this is Week 20 and the 3 Year Curriculum is covering the Bible story "12 Disciples". In both the he song and story, the words "fishers of men" are used. This is a play on words and hard to understand and thus teach. Here is a little tag that can be added to your story ...
Oh, Our Little Man…
Our Little Man has humbled me more than any of our other children. In his first 2 1/2 years of life, he can frustrate me to know end and yet leave me in a heap of emotions at how adorable he is! He pulls at my heart strings as I beg God to help me remember those endearing moments. He is a challenge like no other and has ...
Keeping Shoes and Socks on in the Car
As I type, Little Man is buckled up in his car seat in the garage. He thought it was really cool to take off his shoes and socks (which he knows not to do). While that is a lot of fun, it makes life much harder for Mommy. With the temperatures bordering frigid, I have no desire to stand outside to put his shoes ...
Review: Little Lion’s/Lamb’s Bible
Little Lion's Bible & Little Lamb's Bible are two cuddly new storybook Bible for Preschoolers by P.J. Lyons. The soft lion and lamb cover are adorable. Inside each Bible are 10 key Bible stories with soft illustrations. Each story contains eight rhyming lines to loosely summarize the stories. The Little Lion's Bible ...
Turning Impossible Into Possible, Part 5
Have you written down your goals? If you are unsure of where to start, be sure and go back to Part 1 of this blog series. To end this week, I am going to explain each of my personal goals and let you know how I plan to incorporate accountability into each for max success. 1. God - Spend personal time in the Word every ...
Forgiveness
I love the simplicity of this activity that I came up with to discuss forgiveness. This activity has been added to Week 8 of the 4 Year Curriculum's study of Joseph and Forgiveness. Gather black pompoms and print off the Heart Template. Discuss that sin is the bad choices we make. Sin is like black spots on our heart. Take turns naming a ...