Let’s evaluate another common idea about parenting and see if it aligns with the word of God. It is popular to redirect a child’s undesirable behavior to something acceptable, either before they engage in the wrong act, or after, but without properly addressing the wrong actions. Occasionally redirecting conduct is fine but using it as [...]
What do the experts say? When I hear young Christian parents talk about parenting, there seems to be an underlying sense of confusion. Their ideas are often a hodgepodge of reactions to their childhood, what they studied in college, what their friends are doing, a podcast, or a blog author offering the magic bullet, (which [...]
I am always convicted by the story in Luke 10 of sisters Mary and Martha and the common comparison between them. However, there’s another Mary comparison that I’d like to explore. Let’s Examine Mary, the Mother of Jesus. As a refresher, the story in Luke 1 goes like this: Mary is betrothed to Joseph. (Historically, [...]
I’m actually working the equation backwards with these assignments. Ideally the first thing you would begin teaching your children is to obey you immediately, but I figure that lots of you already have children who aren’t very pleasant to be around. They sure don’t immediately do what you ask them! I’m assuming that you are [...]
Assignment #2 My hope is that you are seeing a little fruit from teaching your children how to calmly and politely get your attention from Assignment #1. That fruit should be in the form of a slightly more peaceful home environment as the kids learn that there is an acceptable and effective way to get [...]
So how are you doing with Assignment #1, teaching your children how to be pleasant and effective in getting your attention? I hope you’ve been practicing and finding some success. That’s not to say that after a short while you can expect that you’re going to have children who do this perfectly! It takes time, [...]
Last time I wrote about getting a vision for a home filled with a calm, peaceful spirit, and after the response I got from many of you, I know you want a bit more information about how to achieve this mythical peaceful home with kids! Let me just say right up front that there are [...]
I’ve encouraged you to consider goals for your family, to think about what you want to see in the lives of your children when they leave your home. Hopefully it’s something beyond ‘get a college degree in a field that pays well and has a good future.’ I hope you’ve thought of things relating to your children’s [...]
I wonder if perhaps popular culture has so permeated our thinking that we no longer have clear ideas about Biblical truth addressing areas of life…like why children disobey. So the other day a young mom watched her son blatantly disobey her, all the while looking at her with a smile on his face, and she [...]
Hello everyone! Thank you for visiting my new blog. It’s a work in progress, just like me and my family. I feel honored that you have chosen to allow me to participate with you in a small way in your life’s journey. I’ve recently met some of you at home school conferences over the spring [...]