credit I found this post from January 2009. It was a good reminder of how far God has brought us. Bubs was just 5 1/2 years old at the time of this writing. Let me give you a glimpse into an afternoon in our life. Today at approximately 1:00 p.m., I gave Bubs a job to do. The entire job was something he does frequently and is age ...
Parenting
Which Comes First: Immediate Obedience or Asking Questions
credit A couple of weeks ago, I shared a post titled "Teaching a Child First Time Obedience." It was pretty straight forward and works amazingly well with "normal" kids. You begin with lots of practice and reward. But what happens when you are raising a future lawyer? When every request is presented with a ...
Impressing Jesus on Them: It All Begins with Me Part 2
credit Life was getting too hard. Yesterday, Tammy shared with us how she realized there was something missing in her life (click to read). What she needed most in her life, she had pushed aside for "living" her life. But her story doesn't end there. Read how Tammy found peace in each day. It was ...
Impressing Jesus on Them: It All Begins with Me Part 1
credit Last week I shared a children minister's wisdom that I can't raise "godly" children if I am not growing myself. To raise children who have a personal relationship with their Savior, we must "practice faith together as a family." With so much truth, she shared, "It's easy to want something for our kids that we don't have ...
Impressing Jesus on Them: Good vs. Godly
credit Moral vs. Broken. Good vs. Godly. For the past two days, we have been discussing the above topics. I realized that instead of desiring good, moral kids, my goal should be children who are godly and broken before their Savior. Yesterday I shared the wisdom of a children's minister at our church as she explained that if I ...
Impressing Jesus on Them: Where to Start?
credit After reading two articles, I realized that my goal of parenting was seriously missing the mark. Instead of raising good, moral children I should strive to raise children who you are broken. {Yes, you read that correctly.} Read yesterday's post "Why I Want My Children to be Broken" to understand why. My goal of ...
Impressing Jesus on Them: Why I Want My Children to Be Broken
credit In November I shared a blog post called "Seven Major Blindspots of Homeschooling and Parenting." The post contained comments to an article that I read written by Reb Bradley. Not long after, I read another similar article by Barrett Johnson called "How to Raise a Pagan Kid in a Christian Home." These two articles put my brain ...
Impressing Jesus on Them: What is the Purpose of Consequences?
On Wednesdays, our newspaper prints a column by Dr. John Rosemond. While I don't agree with all of his parenting advice (especially when dealing with children who have disabilities), our overall thoughts are very similar. High expectations for all children. Boundaries that prove the test of time. Unconditional love that has no end. Pretty ...
Wisdom Learned From Raising Little Man: Training a Child to Report
Using the techniques of "Come to Mommy" and "Lock it Up" helped Little Man gain attention and immediate obedience. Once these two became habit, I realized that follow up was the next area we needed to focus on. Once again I gleaned an idea from Tae Kwon Do. Step #3 - Report (Accountability) To begin each session of Tae Kwon Do, the ...
Wisdom Learning from Raising Little Man: Teaching a Child Self-Control
About a year and a half ago we created a mental list of six things we wanted to try to possibly help Little Man. We heard stories of kiddos doing "x" and how it tremendously helped the child. For the last eight months we have been "trying" the final option on our list: Tae Kwon Do (after the first five failed to provide the ...