Archive for November, 2008
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Keeping Up
My youngest daughter is approaching 16. My middle daughter will soon be a Junior in High School. My oldest daughter is married and about to have my second grandchild.
Keeping up is a serious challenge. Life is always changing, shifting, turning inside out and staying up late. Each season of life brings new things to learn [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Parenting/Society, Teens by Tim Loper
Monday, November 24th, 2008
Character and Shopping Carts
One of the most memorable and talked about scenes in the Growing Kids God’s Way video series can be found during Chapter 8 - Character Development: Respect for Peers, Property, and Nature. The scene shows a shopping cart driven by the wind making its way towards a car and the lady in the driver’s seat [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Commentary/Analysis, Parenting/Society by Hank Osborne
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Repeating the Standard
When my children were toddlers I expected to repeat myself often, and I did! Little minds needed prodding to remember that toys didn’t pick themselves up and Mommy is the boss even when we’re at Grandma’s house.
During the elementary years I was the one who needed reminding that they were capable of remembering the certain [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Parenting/Society, Teens by Jennifer Rogers
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
As God Pleases, Dispose the Day
“My friend Denise who writes periodic devotionals called As God Pleases - sent the one to follow with a type of apology for the delay on the devotional she had intended for Halloween. Aside from all the other discussion that was taking place during that time period on various Christian websites including those involved with [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Parenting/Society, Spiritual Life by Denise Brewer
Monday, November 10th, 2008
Dropping Naps: A Quick Reference
Timing and signs of readiness for dropping naps is always a question for parents, even those who have done it before. It can be hard to remember all of the details. Here is a synopsis of various naps, timing of when to drop them, signs that your child is ready to drop them, and methods [...]
