Top 10 Burning Questions Answered
I get a lot of emails with questions, which is great, but I have a hard time getting back to everyone.
So I thought I’d use today to reply to some of the more common inquiries….
Joy in Mothering
This morning as I rub the sleepy from my eyes and try to wake up for school lessons and errands and housework, I remember that little voice calling me in the night. “Mommy! Mommy!”….as I rush into his room to rescue him from those dreams.
Child Training Secret Every Parent Should Know
I tag a lot of my posts as child training. I don’t really think of it as child training though. I should call it, “Raising godly children and creating a peaceful home.” That’s what it’s all about!
The Four Walls of My Bedroom
My bedroom is my oasis. It is a relaxing place where I go when I need a moment (or 10) to myself. Last fall I did a four day marathon of redoing it.
Overgiving to Your Children
I spent some time this week with a dear friend whose children have rebelled and left her. I sat and listened to her pour out her broken mother’s heart.
What Child Training Is NOT
Before I continue with my series on child training tips, I want to share another short, but important list.
What Child Training Is NOT:
My Top Ten Child Training Tips
All of these lessons are things we are still working on every day. I speak not from a perfect home, but from a place where we make God’s Word our measure of rule. We are all flawed, but if we humble ourselves and seek His guidance, training our children can be a joyful, fulfilling experience.
More on Tattling
Since I wrote about tattling I have had quite a few emails and questions. Then last week I followed a thread about tattling on Facebook. A friend asked on her wall, “What do you do about tattling?”
Getting Kids to Bed
How does one go about teaching a small child to go to bed without trouble?
Here are a few thoughts I have:
Remember the Goal
As parents, it is so easy to lose sight of the big picture. Long term goals are hard to remember when we’re trying to make dinner and the three year old is fussing. Our children’s adulthood seems so far off. But really, it is just a touch away.