What to Do When It Gets Ugly
There comes a stage or age in every child’s life when they will use whining and fussiness to get their way. After having four children,…
Category: Character Building
Freeze!
Over and over again I find that instilling obedience is important not just for my children’s future blessing but for their present safety and survival….
I Am Not Cleaning Your Mess
As my boys began to grow bigger and their capacity to make a mess increased, I decided to have a strategy for cleaning up their…
Nuts Over Presents
Restraint and self-control. Contentment. These are character traits that we try to teach our children during the Christmas season when they go nuts over all…
Red Light
One of the blessings of having children is that their innocence is contagious. When we were driving around Global City yesterday, my second son, Edan,…
Entrepreneurial Skills
Our kids helped Edric’s sister, Nicky, sell her clothing line at Rockwell’s Moonlit Bazaar this past weekend. It was a good introduction to entrepreneurial skills…
Never Too Young to Be a Leader
I finally finished Tim Elmore’s book, Generation iY. His last chapter is entitled, “Save the Future.” It is about preparing today’s children and youth to…
How Pushy Should You Be?
I never wanted to be an annoying pushy parent that forces her kids to do things they don’t want to, but I’ve always known that…
The Tender Conscience
Edan confessed to peeking inside the box of Christmas presents that was in our bedroom. We were at the table having lunch when he burst…
Who Is Afraid of Punk Barbie?
Mattel has launched a new Barbie that has pink hair and permanent tattoos on her. Even if Mattel says it’s more of a collector’s item…
The Most Well-Mannered are the Most Well-Socialized
Most parents who ask me about socialization mean well. Their general perception is that homeschooled kids are isolated from the world and lack opportunities to…
1955 to 2011. What is Your Legacy?
When Steve Jobs’ passed from this earth a page on Apple’s site read, “Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has…
