Every summer a range of emotions hit the ABCJesusLovesMe Facebook Group. Excitement. Anxiety. Being overwhelmed. Relief. New members to the ABCJLM family are easily influenced by the various posts in the group. Thus, every June, July, and August I post the same reminders to help encourage all ABCJLM users steady the emotions that ...
Parenting to Impress Blog...
...A sister site to ABCJesusLovesMe
Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:7
Programs for You and Your Kids, And a Fun Giveaway
Program for You: Just a few minutes ago I finished viewing the series premier of "The Eleventh." It is a family-friendly show launched by the streaming service, Feeln, which brings to you "an exclusive library of Hallmark Hall of Fame features, Hollywood movies and TV series, and award-winning originals you won’t find anywhere else." True to ...
Why Being Busy Is Not My Goal for This Summer: Summer Goals and Daily Schedule
I am so excited that I could bust! This is the kids' last week of school and summer is so close I can taste it. Almost three months with all my chickadees back under my wings. Some of you don't share my excitement. You've already enrolled your children in every VBS and camp in the area desperate to keep the children entertained - and ...
Who Are You Looking At?
One day I started making a list of all of the things that I need to teach my children before their 18th birthdays. Character Education Manners Work ethic Manage money wisely Be respectful Honesty Take care of what God has given them Manage a house (laundry, cook, clean...) Volunteer and help others Being ...
Tried and True Books for Toddler, Preschool, and Elementary-Age Children
There is no disagreement that children should be read to and read to often. The direct correlation between reading and IQ has been studied multiple times. And if you joined last week's Periscope Broadcast, you know that I highly encourage families to create a home library filled with quality books. But upon entering the library or browsing a ...
Lies and Truth
I will never forget the first time he said the words to me. They hit me like a wrecking ball to an old brick building. "You are believing lies." But, I knew it was true. My husband was reminding me that I was choosing to believe the lies of the enemy over the truth of my Father. Priscilla Shirer says that believing lies is the same as a ...
Finish Strong.
A few weeks ago, Holly asked on the ABCJLM Facebook group what everyone's plans were for this summer since the ABCJLM Curriculum is only 36 weeks long. In conversation I learned that she has never missed a week of doing the curriculum with her son. I was amazed. I wrote the curriculum and there are weeks that it just doesn't ...
Parenting Help for You: New Love and Logic Resources
When I was a teenager, my life changed. Suddenly discipline changed. The change occurred because my mom attended a Love and Logic conference and she learned the magic of giving choices and removing anger from parenting. I guess you could say that I am a Love and Logic child. Because it was modeled to me, much of it became ...
Spring Books to Giveaway!
I believe books should be a huge part of a child's life. This is one of the reasons why I have filled the ABCJesusLovesMe Preschool Curriculum with quality, time-tested books. But it has only been in the past few years I realized I was only providing my children with half of the learning that a book provided. We were loving the story ...
How to Handle Hurtful Comments from Your Children
I remember the first time that one of my children shouted at me, "I hate you!" Like a knife, I felt the blow right to the heart. How could this child say such a thing? I must be doing something wrong! Panic. Fear. Currently our Sweet Pea (age 9) is throwing out the statement, "You don't like me...that's why you ____." She gets mad and ...