See if you can relate to a portion of this mom's email question: I struggle coming up with ideas of discipline. Where do you get your ideas/inspiration for wise parenting? It feels like there is less sound advice available. My family lives far away, so I can't follow their example and don't always ask for their advice. My ...
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How to Write a Lesson Plan for Preschoolers
Below is one of the newest questions being asked/answered on the ABCJesusLovesMe.com Facebook Group page. I love how so many of you have stepped in to help our sister and I wanted to share some thoughts as well for everyone to read. I have a 3 year old who is ready to start learning more. Here is the problem...I can not write a lesson ...
How to “Do” School with Your Child
Imagine this with me. A mom and child are neatly dressed sitting at the table looking at school books. The child is happily gleaning from the mom's wisdom and desires to learn. There are no distractions in the background and the kitchen table is obviously neatly wiped down. I would wager that the statement right before we enter this scene was ...
Review: Paws and Tales – Being Kind and Caring
Eighteen months ago, our family was introduced to the Paws and Tales video series by Chuck Swindol's Insight for Living ministry. I gave it a mixed review because while the stories contained solid theology, I was disappointed in the quality and some of the comments made by the characters. I ...
Hotel Rooms, Vacation, and Kids: 16 Tips to Success
Could we actually do this away from home? Live life as a family of six without our own beds? A local hotel voucher was just the ticket to answer our question, enabling us to be close to home and forgo the huge financial commitment. Call it a trial run. So we made our reservations, packed our bags, and began our first hotel visit. ...
Is Mommy Work All in Vain?
Do you very feel like your work is in vain? Take housework. I get so frustrated that not 30 seconds after sweeping, crumbs fall to the tile like giant raindrops from the sky. Then not 15 seconds after putting all of the toys away, new toys have come for an extended visit. Or how about those moments when you make the decision to forgo what ...
Question: Helping My Child Out of a Meltdown
I received this question and I wanted to share with everyone as I believe it is a question that a lot of you may have: I was intrigued by your process of having your son jump on a trampoline to calm him down. We are still in the process of figuring out exactly what is going on with my son, but he has total melt downs over very small things and the ...
Review: The Princess Twins
When the UPS truck drives down our lane, it is like Christmas around here. These two little books were one of the latest deliveries. You may recognize the Princess Twins title from a review I did a few days ago. Part of the "I Can Read" set, the reader is swept away to the castle of Princesses ...
My Confession to You…
source [If this is your first visit to our blog, welcome! We hope that you will stay awhile and check out the rest of Our Out-of-Sync Life Blog as well as our Free Preschool Curriculum website - ABCJesusLovesMe.com. Thanks for stopping by! ] Confession time... Over the last few months, the "Our Out-of-Sync Life" blog has been ...
Review: Here’s Lily!
Wasn't it just yesterday that I was reviewing board books for Sweet Pea? Now as 5 1/2, she only reads board books to entertain her toddler-aged brother. With Kindergarten knocking on her door, I know that she is going to be reading chapter books very soon. So, I want to know what series are available for our little princess. ...