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How to Be Consistent in Parenting
The best parents are consistent parents. If you want to raise up children who have a good grasp on their emotions, who know how to stick to a plan and reach a goal and who have self-control then you’re going to have to demonstrate those…
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Communication Is the Key to Building Character in Our Children
Good character is one of the most important things we can give our children. It is best when both talked about and modeled in our daily lives. If you are already doing your best to be a role model of good character, and are looking…
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Three Common Parenting Dilemmas and How to Make Things Right
Parenting is wonderful and fulfilling. There are times of exhilaration, and times of frustration. We all make mistakes, and as parents it can be stressful thinking of how our mistakes are affecting the children we love. No one is perfect, but when we have made…
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Are You Giving Your Child Enough Responsibility?
As parents, we all want our children to someday become responsible adults. On the other end of the spectrum, we don’t want to force our children to grow up too quickly. There is a balance, but how do we find it? There are many indicators…
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Eight Healthy Superfoods to Add to Your Child’s Lunch
Making sure the kids are properly prepared for school doesn’t end with providing them with school supplies. All of the school supplies in the world will do nothing if a child doesn’t have the right nutrients for his (or her) brain. And a hungry belly…
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Cultivate Curiosity – Follow That Firetruck!
My husband tells me that he got into trouble a lot when he was a young boy. He supposes that nowadays he would likely be diagnosed and put on some kind of drugs. But back in those bad old days, they used to give children…
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Easy Record Keeping for Your Homeschool
As a homeschooling mom for 18 years, I was never much at record keeping. Each year I vowed I would dutifully keep track of every remotely educational thing my sweeties did every day. Each year I failed miserably at this! Thankfully, I always made sure…