Parenting
Making Friends
Friends are awesome! They boost our self-esteem and pick us up when we’re knocked down. They are by our side, cheering us on in the happy times and supporting us when life can be difficult. Friendships beneficial for adults and kids. Friends encourage healthy behaviors. There are fewer cardiovascular, immune, and stress related health issues…
Read MoreSocial Emotional Learning
Social emotional learning (SEL) is an essential aspect of development for all ages. Being able to express, control, and re-direct emotions, predicts later academic and social success. Children need time, maturity, instruction, and practice to manage emotional responses and self-regulate. Playtime is the training ground for social emotional learning for littles. When playing, children have…
Read MoreBuilding Character in Your Kids
Character matters! Building strong moral character in our kids is an ongoing process, taught and reinforced daily. Virtues are foundational to character building. Virtues are traits deemed morally good and valued as basic principles of good moral conduct. They include qualities necessary for well-being and happiness. Use these ideas to build a strong moral fabric…
Read MoreTrustworthy and Honest Kids
Trustworthy and honest kids are respectful and reliable. They’re worthy of our trust because they’re truth-tellers. Honesty is a virtue! Most kids are trusting by nature. They typically believe what the people they love tell them. It’s our responsibility as parents to live up to the challenge of being honest and trustworthy with our kids…
Read MoreWriting Your Life Story
Writing your life story is a gift for your children, grandchildren, and generations to come. Jeff Baker is an expert on this topic. I hope his blog post gets you thinking about how you can bless your family by sharing your story. xoBecky Writing Your Life Story If you are like me, you cherish those…
Read MoreNot a ReSolution, but a ReVolution!
To make a resolution is obviously to resolve, which is a verb meaning to reach a firm decision about. For example, my “New Year’s Resolution” may be to resolve or decide to do something differently. These are goals but usually without a plan or without considering what price you will have to pay to achieve…
Read MoreWrapping Christmas Gifts with Love
Gift wrapping gets my creativity is high gear. Finding a great gift and wrapping the present entices the person receiving the gift to enjoy the presentation as much as the gift itself. I also like the gifts as decorations under the Christmas tree, to add a festive flair! Each gift reminds me of a special…
Read MoreChristmas Gift Giving Tips for Little Kids
Christmas is the most WONDERFUL time of the year! Wrapping gifts with little ones can be fun and challenging. Here are a few easy Christmas gift giving tips to include your littles without driving yourself crazy or ending up with a wrapping mess. Five Easy Tips for Littles to Help in Gift Giving Define the…
Read More10 Tips for Difficult Family Gatherings
Family gatherings can be a time of joy, a time of angst or everything in between. God created our families. It’s our responsibility to try our best to be a loving peace keeper, even with the really difficult relatives. And there’s usually at least one in every family. The uncle who consistently asks inappropriate questions, the…
Read MoreRaise Responsible Kids
Raise responsible kids. It’s an ongoing task for parents. Guide kids in making good choices because as kids mature, the stakes are higher. Modeling accountability, having appropriate expectations, providing routines and opportunities for kids are all part of raising children to be responsible adults. Seven Tips to Raise Responsible Kids Model Be trustworthy, honest, dependable,…
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