Archive for November, 2007
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Revised and Up Dated: The Parent-Type Summary Booklet is back
In view of the fact that a child’s mind is driven by curiosity, a need to investigate and a tendency to try and rule the world with a smile or a scream, it becomes essential to consider the influence of the home as the primary learning environment, and Mom and Dad as the first teachers. [...]
Comments Off - Posted in General Development, Parenting/Society by Gary Ezzo
Saturday, November 24th, 2007
It’s Ready! The GROWING KIDS God’s Way Coloring Book
Do you remember as a child sitting at your kitchen table or lying on the floor with your coloring book open and the scent of new crayons standing at attention in their nifty double or tripled tiered box? Do you remember how you roamed through the book to find the best picture to color? Every [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Education, Preschool by Gary Ezzo
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
Quieting the Wiggles
Question:
“I have been reading through On Becoming Preschool Wise and have a question about teaching my son to fold his hands to help him gain self-control. We’ve been working on this for several days and he just doesn’t seem to be getting it. Do you have any ideas?”
Answer:
“As explained in Toddler Wise and Preschool Wise [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Ask GFI, Preschool, Toddlers by Roni Hathaway
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Couch Time
Question:
“My husband and I don’t practice “couch time” per se, but we DO try to make a point of “catching up on each other’s day,” while we get dinner ready. Isn’t that good enough?”
Answer:
“There is such a good reason why “couch time” is encouraged throughout the On Becoming books, from Babywise to Teenwise. There [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Ask GFI, Infants, Middle Years, Preschool, Teens, Toddlers by Roni Hathaway
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Fruit and Blessings
The following testimony was recently forwarded to me and is posted here with permission. This testimony serves as encouragement to keep pressing on with the biblical parenting principles taught in Growing Kids God’s Way.
Howie’s Testimony
“This past Saturday, we had pre-arranged for a company to come in a clean some of our carpeted rooms. [...]
