Posts Tagged ‘love’
Nurturing Kindness
Kindness, empathy, helpfulness, compassion, and love are a part of how we care for others. Children who are nurtured in caring families are more likely to become kind adults. Make kindness and compassion part of the fabric of your family life. Ten Tips to Encourage Kindness Praise kind actions and words. We are often quick…
Read MoreValentine’s Day Reminders of God’s GREAT Love
Valentine’s Day is a great time to remind others how much they are loved by God. Sometimes in the busyness of life, we forget how much our heavenly Father truly adores each one of us. Download and print this free valentine to share reminders from God’s Word, the Bible. 7 Ways to Share Valentine’s Day…
Read MoreMy Mother-In-Love
Christmas was quieter this year. Scott’s mom went to be with the Lord in early December. She was truly a mother-in-love, a second mom to me. Scott and I take great comfort in knowing she is with Scott’s dad and her Savior in heaven. In memory of my mother-in-law, Shirley, I’m sharing a Mother’s Day…
Read MoreBIG Emotions in Little Children
Got BIG emotions in your little ones? If so, it’s perfectly normal, aggravating and stressful, but normal for small people. There are a variety of reasons kids exhibit high emotions. Tantrums associated with BIG emotions typically originate with basic needs not being met, developmental challenges or power struggles. Basic needs include sleep, food and drink,…
Read More3 Listening Busters AND Solutions
Are you a good listener? Are your children good listeners? How are your family’s conversation skills? You’ve heard the old adage, “With two ears and one mouth, listen twice as often as you speak.” Listening is a gift we give others. Here are three “listening busters” and solutions to help families increase communication by being…
Read MoreTop 10 Tips to Summer Learning
Use these ten tips to keep your kids engaged and learning during the summer months. Write all ten words on a chalkboard or whiteboard. Try to intentionally incorporate as many of the top ten as possible each week. READ Read as much as you can as often as you can to your children. WRITE Print letters,…
Read MoreA Lesson in Patience from a Sloth
Scott and I were recently in Costa Rica. We went on an excursion to the rainforest, visiting a number of beautiful destinations and sights, including a conservation park. Our guide, Alejandro del Piero, was a wealth of information on the birds, insects, and animals in the park. The most unusual? The sloth. We saw a…
Read More7 Gifts of Eternal Love for Our Kids
We give our kids so many things, material things. How about giving gifts to your children that will last a lifetime, eternal gifts? 7 Eternal Gifts of Love on Valentine’s Day ❤Unconditional Love Loving through the difficult times, accepting others as they are created, and forgiving when necessary shows children they are valued and loved.…
Read MorePrayers for Your Kids from the Bible
Christian parents have two incredibly powerful tools for parenting our children, the Bible and prayer. Prayer is one-on-one conversation with the Creator of the universe who can do immeasurably more than we can imagine. The dreams we have for our lives and the lives of our children cannot compare to the plans the Lord has for…
Read MoreSpanking Considerations for Parents
To spank or not to spank kids. Mention spanking and you’ll get a variety of responses. “I would never hit my child,” stated one mom firmly in a parenting class. Another mom responded, “It’s the most effective form of discipline I use.” Two ends of the spectrum. Is spanking okay? The answer is, “Sometimes.” Children…
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