Eating Out with Kids
There will be times when your children need to sit somewhere without you and you need to trust them to act the same way they would act if you were right there with them.
When Little Ones Tattle
A mother of young children asked me, “How do you implement your no tattling thing with little ones?”
The answer is….you don’t.
Practice Makes Perfect
Sometimes children have a behavior problem that is hard to solve.
What do you do when little Susie is behaving badly with her friends? You aren’t always right there to correct her.
The Well Behaved Child
Yesterday I popped into the courthouse to get my license plate renewal. I had my 5 youngest kids with me. As we entered the room I gestured toward a long bench and said, “You guys sit there while I take care of this.”
So my kids sat on the bench and waited.
Large Family Travel Preparations
Getting 10 people ready to go anywhere has always been a challenge for me.
We start with a “morning meeting”. I write everything on the school white board and we make a plan.
Building a Bed
I sat on the living room floor putting the new bed frame together.
“I’ll help you Mommy!” says a little voice.
Eight years old and eager to use the tools.
My Favorite Parenting Tip
By now you all pretty much know my main parenting tip:. Think of your relationship with your children as an image of your relationship with God So in teaching my children how to respond to me, I use my relationship with God as my example of the right response. If I tell little Johnny to…