Posts Tagged ‘Parenting’
When Your Child Hurts Your Feelings
She wasn’t trying to be rude. She was just stating an opinion. But it still hurt. I made a chicken casserole for dinner, a recipe I got from my sister, who had cooked it for my family a couple times. Since my kids loved it, I decided to make it at home. I don’t recall what I did…
Keep Reading...How I Convinced My Kids To Stop Whining!
Very few childish behaviors are more annoying than whining. I don’t know any mom who hasn’t wanted to rip her hair out over this issue! Many of us don’t have a clue how to stop it. But I found something that worked well in my family: I refused to acknowledge what they had to say…
Keep Reading...Bedtime Prayer vs. Morning Prayer
Does it matter when you pray with your child? Soon after my son started middle school, I stopped praying with him when I tucked him in at night. Actually, I had stopped tucking him in altogether, opting instead to just give him a hug after he’d changed into pajamas and reminding him to say a prayer before he fell asleep. As parents…
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