Category Parenting
Why You Should Not Give Up
Setting high standards for your children will pay off eventually. In the midst of it all it may not seem so. And yet one day you will see it.
Summertime & Kids with Different Personalities
Just because your kids are home for the summer doesn’t mean they will all enjoy the same activities. Let’s look at the personality differences and how that determines what they each enjoy.
Why Kids Need Boundaries
Kids Need Boundaries I’ve had occasion to think more recently about parents who want to be friends with their children. They don’t want their children to think of them as mean. They take it personally when a preschooler says, “I hate you.” The parent who doesn’t set boundaries for their children will never control […]
How to Get Back on Track If Your Life is Derailed?
Is your train derailed? When this happens you can’t go forward or backward. You’re stuck. Under the ties, the rails, the track itself must be the foundation. If you are trying to travel on a track built on sand, your track will shift and break down. If you are trying to travel on a […]
Teach Kids Integrity is Priceless
News of the college admissions scandal has me in a quandary. On the one hand I’m furious. On the other hand I have pity for the students in this situation.
Personality Predicaments Solved with Enneagram
Understanding Yourself Brings Personal Freedom Ages ago at a family reunion my cousin, Katherine, tried to get me interested in the study of personalities. I thought if was fun but didn’t take it seriously. Fast forward twenty years and I was trained in the study of personalities by the Littauers, Florence and Marita. I spoke […]
Why Teach Children Responsibility
Once in a while I notice parents who have their priorities in order and their children are examples of what we all ought to be doing. Parenting doesn’t provide instant results. Though we must wait many long years before the final outcome, the wait is worth the effort.
Single & Parenting Ministry Kit
Single & Parenting Kit This kit is wonderful for using with a group of single parents. I used it with single moms on three different occasions. Every time the mothers gained a greater understanding and tools for parenting as a single parent. I hope you will find your own group to share it with. I […]
10 Ways to Create a Joy-Filled Christmas
The approaching Christmas holiday can cause stress for single parents. I remember standing in the check out line at Toys R Us a few days before the first Christmas after the divorce. I had to wait until I received my December paycheck before I could buy my three kids’ presents. Most single parents struggle to […]
