Little Man is a challenge. At two, he could drive me to need professional help. Honestly, the problem is that he is too smart. He has the vocabulary and understanding of a child twice his age. But the impulse control of a 15 month old. No lie. In Colossians 3:21 it says: Fathers, do not exasperate your ...
Parenting
Age- Appropriate Chores
Chores are a very important part of child-rearing. They teach work-ethic and responsibility. Focus on the Family has a list of age-appropriate chores in a new set of articles called "Motivating Kids to Clean Up." 1.Overview 2.Age-Appropriate Chores 3.Trade Chores With Your Kids 4.Inspire Your Kids to Do Chores 5.My Child Won't Do His ...
A Chore for a Chore
Let's face it. We all get lazy sometimes. We all have selective hearing sometimes. Right now our kiddos are struggling with both. My solution - an additional chore. Here are some examples: - For some reason Bubs has started leaving his pajamas on the floor of the bathroom instead of placing ...
Bible Verse: I Cor 16:13-14
I just finished reading 1 Corinthians in my quiet time. This was my key verse for Chapter 16. I Cor. 16:13-14 Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love. I know that this verse has other meanings but for right now the verse spoke to me ...
Chores Help Prepare Kids for Adult Life
My friend at Storytime and More blogged about this article - Chores Help Prepare Kids for Adult Life. I thought the suggestions and tips were great. Here's a little teaser: Your three-year-old is not too young to match the socks in the family laundry basket; your five-year-old can make his bed by pulling up the comforter. Your ...
Train, Train, Train Again
Over the past few months, I have had several conversations with a dear friend of mine who has been struggling in the raising of her son. Her girls are obedient but with the normal challenges. He is one of those spirited-blessings that wears out the strongest of moms. One word kept coming up in our conversations - ...
Successfully Handle Behavior Problems
Today is the second day of Dr. Kevin Leman's Talk to Parents on Focus on the Family. If you missed it yesterday, you can listen on the archives, purchase the CD recording or purchase the DVD - Dr. Kevin Leman LIVE! Straight Talk on Parenting. This would be a wonderful resource to add to a church or preschool library, to do as a Bible ...
Bedtime…Success!
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Bedtime…Or Not!
I write this post with the monitor on. Don't mind me, if I have to excuse myself every few minutes to go put my son back in bed. It has now been 65 minutes of "excusing" myself. Last week, Little Man discovered that he can climb out of his crib. Honestly, we were surprised that it took this long because frankly, he climbs ...
Momma C’s Must Have
With a title like that, you may be wondering...caffeine? chocolate? girls' night out? Nope...a stop watch. Seriously! It might not be the most glamorous thing but unless I am going out, I wear a sports watch because of the stop watch component. I use it many different way - timeout being one. The next is to ...