25 Sep Summer Activities
There are many ways to have a fun summer with your family. Here, randomly are ideas that might work with your family ...
Author: Irene Freundorfer
25 Sep BORED vs. BOARD
No money? No sitter? Don't want to be bored? Why not be the board game hostess! It's cheap, easy and you don't even have to leave home for a great time. Playing board games creates family bonding. ...
25 Sep The Virtual Family
Digital technology “seems to amplify the relational patterns and problems already in place: families that have healthy and frequent conversations find technology aiding that process, while families without such healthy interactions find that technology exacerbates the isolation of its members.”...
25 Sep Reading Matters
Storytelling is the most powerful form of human communication. Originally stories were passed down through storytelling before writing was developed. Before radio and TV, storytelling was the way parents taught right and wrong to their children....
25 Sep Getting Children to Read This Summer
It’s summer at last, and school is over. As my children say, “Now we get to read what we want.” Wonderful books abound, and finding them has never been easier....
25 Sep Bad Books
You may be surprised, if you don’t keep up on these things, and few of us have any reason to, how tawdry and sometimes depraved are the kinds of books being offered to teenagers by the major publishers and bookstores, and even the schools. This...
25 Sep Never Too Old
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By Nell Minow Nell lives in Virginia with her husband and two children, Ben and Rachel. This article was published as a special to the Tribune on July 26, 2005 and is used with permission, all rights reserved. Copyright 2005 Nell Minow. Charlie Bucket is still finding...
25 Sep Mom I’m Bored
This collection of recent novels and standard classics—some of which have been made into movies—was well received by Grade 7-8 students as part of an independent reading program. Besides observing positive role models, students often reacted to the social justice issues embedded in the novel....
24 Sep Moms’ Group – Session #6
Nowadays obedience is not necessarily seen in a positive light. People see it as a lack of freedom, inability to be in control, stifling etc. Yet it is a virtue and necessary for the maturity of an individual. List as many reasons why teaching and...
24 Sep Moms’ Group – Session #5
Ask the moms to write down why their work in the home is important. Take up the answers. Watch the video HomeMaker's Project. Further develop this with a talk on the following: We've spoken about order of things and time. Our housework takes up the most time in the...
24 Sep Moms’ Group – Session #4
Everyone take 5 minutes and write down handy things you do to organize your stuff around the home. Each person presents their ideas. Then give a talk developing the ideas presented and talking about some of the following. If you show real examples of these...
24 Sep Moms’ Group – Session #3
We are going to begin to discuss the virtue of order. Today we are going to deal with the aspect of time. Right from the time a baby is born, order of time is important - a time to eat, a time to sleep etc. On...
24 Sep Moms’ Group – Session #2
Take 10 minutes and jot down all your ideas of the kind of person you hope your son or daughter will turn out to be at the age of 25. If you have trouble thinking it through, maybe consider what you would like the person...
24 Sep Teenager Resources
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24 Sep Children Resources
Join The Kindness Challenge by Shaunti Feldhahn This is a free 30 day daily challenge you can receive by email about how to improve your relationship with your son or daughter by small acts of intentional kindness. Filled with practical ideas, researched information, inspiring videos and assessments to help...
24 Sep Teenagers
Whether we are in the teen years or they are looming on the horizon, we are well aware that they are rollercoaster years. There are no pat answers, quick fixes or magic formulas to avoid the challenges, harness the hormones or handle the changes. Each...
24 Sep Partying
How fun to have a celebration! Everyone looks forward to getting together with close friends and having a party. Whether it's a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or surprise party, we conjure up great memories of wonderful occasions with people we hold dear. Yet when the subject...
24 Sep Sanity Savers for the Early Years
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Most of us go into motherhood with little or no experience. The arrival of children is met with great joy. However it also comes with a steep learning curve. Even if you were part of a large family yourself, learning the ropes of motherhood can...
23 Sep Kids and Sexuality
How would you like your children to learn about life, love, and sexuality? Who would you like them to hear it from? A child in the school yard, a teen magazine, the internet, the classroom teacher, some TV program or from you? They all have...
23 Sep Moms’ Group – Session #1
Have everybody introduce themselves. Speak about how this group hopes to help mothers be more conscious of their roles in raising strong mature adults. The group will encourage thinking, discussing, sharing and learning ideas, skills and principles important in various aspects of family life. ...