Few topics cause as much division among Christians as the topic of Halloween. For or against, both sides are passionate about their views. Then there are the parents stuck in the middle feeling shame that they don't know what to do with the October 31st holiday. Is it wrong for my children to dress up? Should my children carve pumpkins? Is it ...
Impressing on Children
Is Selfishness Driving Your Parenting?
Last week's post on owning the spiritual legacy of our children hit home with many of you. I loved reading your emails sharing your thoughts and honest struggles. But you aren't alone. God's getting my attention on this subject too! The Question The question above was a theme of a high school's, Fellowship of Christian Athlete's morning ...
Who is Owning the Spiritual Legacy of Your Child?
Recently I had a conversation with a youth group leader about the parents' role in biblically training their children. He explained that until the COVID crisis parents were able to hide behind church and other "Christian" activities. Social distancing and COVID restrictions removed these resources and thus exposed how little parents in the 21st ...
How to Use the 4 Year Curriculum
Discover more in this series on Intentional Learning with the ABCJesusLovesMe Curriculum1. Combining the 1 and 3 Year Curricula2. How to Use the 5 Year Curriculum3. How to Use the 3 Year Curriculum in a Preschool4. Intentional Learning with the 2 Year Curriculum So far we've looked at ideas to be intentional with the 1, 2, 3, and 5 Year ...
How to Use the ABCJesusLovesMe Curriculum in a Preschool
Discover more in this series on Intentional Learning with the ABCJesusLovesMe Curriculum1. Combining the 1 and 3 Year Curricula2. How to Use the 5 Year Curriculum3. Intentional Learning with the 2 Year Curriculum4. How to Use the 4 Year Curriculum A 3rd popular question that I am asked is “How do you use ABCJesusLovesMe Curriculum in a ...
Intentional Learning: 5 Year Curriculum
Discover more in this series on Intentional Learning with the ABCJesusLovesMe Curriculum1. Combining the 1 and 3 Year Curricula2. How to Use the 5 Year Curriculum3. How to Use the 3 Year Curriculum in a Preschool4. Intentional Learning with the 2 Year Curriculum5. How to Use the 4 Year Curriculum A 2nd popular question that I am asked is "How ...
Intentional Learning: 1 & 3 Year Curricula
Discover more in this series on Intentional Learning with the ABCJesusLovesMe Curriculum1. Combining the 1 and 3 Year Curricula2. How to Use the 5 Year Curriculum3. How to Use the 3 Year Curriculum in a Preschool4. Intentional Learning with the 2 Year Curriculum5. How to Intentionally Use the 4 Year Curriculum I am frequently asked, "How do ...
Unique School Supplies You Need
We all know that preschoolers will use paper, broken crayons, and binders for learning. But what other learning tools should be available for little ones? I'm glad you asked. Daily Use School Supplies After the child has graduated from broken pencils, pencil grips can be accountability partners for little ones who need the extra ...
New: Visual Perception Curriculum
In January 2009, I was introduced to a developmental term on a personal level as an optometrist explained yet another severe delay my son was battling. Hearing it from an optometrist one would assume it concerned his visual acuity which refers to how clearly he saw things and whether or not he needed glasses to fix the visual ...
Summer Tips: Teaching Children to Serve
If I were to take a poll, I would guess that learning to be a servant is not high on most peoples' priority lists! But Jesus said in Matthew 20:26 that if we truly want to be great, we must learn to be a servant of all. Summer provides a great time to teach children to serve. See last week's summer tip on teaching a child to ...