We begin caring for, nurturing, and protecting our children before birth and continue for years after. Those attributes could transform us into “momma bears.” at first sight of impending danger or aggression toward our children. We will go to great lengths to protect them, and rightly so; however, we must be careful with our ways …
The other blogs focused on making sure the children know they are loved, cherished, and wanted. I”m changing directions now because they also must understand there are always rewards and consequences to their decisions. As parents, we naturally want the best for our children. We want them or should want them to do better in …
What qualities do you desire for your son or daughter’s future spouses to possess? For example, honesty, love, integrity, faithfulness, spirituality. These are attributes any parent would wish their future son or daughter-in-law to hold. The only question now is, do you display those traits yourself? For example, do your children see you treating your …
Our children are watching and learning from our every action, expression, and spoken word. For example, as in my June 1, 2021 blog, “Children are our most prized possession,” the child learned that yelling and cursing helped the parent make a point. Remember, they don’t do what we say to do – they do what …
Sharing childhood memories with friends or family are usually about fond meaningful and fun times. But, of course, we all have and share them; unfortunately, some of us may have to search long and hard for these memories. I’m not saying they had a lousy upbringing; maybe their parents were going through hard times. Let’s …
I begin sharing with her how my wife has been a 4-K teacher for almost 20 years now. In the past few years, she has noticed an increasingly negative trend with some of her parents. The kids are at the daycare from open to close. The parents rarely help with homework and show little to …
Have you ever had your kids at your parents’ house when your mom or dad, found them misbehaving? You were probably thinking “oh no, this won’t be good”. To your amazement the anticipated swift, loud, and defining correction never came. Instead, it was gentile, compassionate and comforting to the kids. At that point you were …
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Let’s start by saying; I am not an expert with clinical or behavioral training. All I have is thirty-three years experience of doing some wrong things! That’s right, I have made plenty of wrong choices when raising our son. The trick is to learn from our mistakes; however, that usually comes years later. I remember …
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