Archive for August, 2008
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Character: The First Principle
Up until about nine months ago, I, in my naivety, truly believed that people as a whole desired to be kind to other people and treat them well. Where I live, that is just the way people are. Sure, there are people who are unkind and motivated by selfishness, but the majority of people try [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Middle Years, Preschool, Toddlers by Valerie Plowman
Monday, August 11th, 2008
Weaning from the Bottle
Question:
“We’ve been trying to encourage our 18 month old daughter to use a cup at meal times but she just doesn’t seem interested. And then no sooner does she get down from her high chair, she wants her bottle. When will she be ready to give up the bottles?”
Answer:
If given a choice, there are some [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Ask GFI, Toddlers by Roni Hathaway
Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Conference Report – GFI National 2008
A Pre-conference Symposium was something new and seemed well received. Thursday evening was great fun and fellowship with Growing Kids leaders and alumni competing in a GK Trivia game . . . Ohio delegates did well and tied for first place.
Friday morning Joey and Carla Link, GFI National Ministry Overseers presented teaching on the [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Commentary/Analysis by Karen Kurtz
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
Proverbs Fifteen-Two
The great debate within me these days is how much to intervene in squabbles between my three older children, ages 14, 13, and 11. Now squabbles is the word that I use to publicly record the incidents that can sometimes be heard through the house. And I’ve noticed certain inflections of the voice and [...]
