26 Sep Celebrating Birthdays
Birthdays offer a wonderful opportunity to let our loved ones know how much they are valued. ...
Author: Irene Freundorfer
26 Sep General Family Traditions
From Irene Every Easter we have the tradition of painting easter eggs. We hardboil some eggs and use paints to color them. We blow out other eggs and use wax and paint to create eggs we can keep. Traditionally we paint these eggs on Good Friday....
26 Sep Impact, Influence, Initiative
Many women desire an outlet that will expand their horizons, develop their talents and solidify their identity as individuals. Whether we feel swamped with small children, busy juggling a job and family or a bit lost once the kids are all in school, there are...
26 Sep Moms’ Group Program
Session #1 - Introduction. Primary Educator Session #2 - Character Building Session #3 - Order and Time Session #4 - Material Order Session #5 - Housework Session #6 - Obedience Session #7 - Sincerity Session #8 - Fortitude Session #9 - Budgeting Session #10 - Sanity Savers Session #11 - Your Husband...
26 Sep Moms’ Group – Session #11
YOUR HUSBAND Your husband has a vital role in your family, just like you do. In many ways it may be the same, but it is different and complimentary. He approaches things from the point of view as a man and as such has different outlooks,...
26 Sep Moms’ Group – Session #10
Sanity Savers Being a mom and wife are the most important roles we have. They are roles in which we serve the people we love most and invest a lot of energy, skill and thought into what we do. Our role is unrepeatable and highly valuable....
26 Sep Moms’ Group – Session #9
BUDGETING This is a great discussion. No need for pen and paper. Just go for it. Many times in married life we need to be on a tight budget - we just bought a house, we are on one income, more children are around etc. etc. Thinking...
26 Sep Moms’ Group – Session #8
TEACHING FORTITUDE We would like that by the time our children are grown and ready to leave home, they are able to resist harmful influences, get through hard times with a sporting spirit and be able to positively overcome obstacles. These are all necessary for them...
26 Sep Starting a Moms’ Group
Being a mom is a valuable, important and challenging role. Even if we have come from a large family, there is quite a difference when we actually become the mom who has to be in charge 24/7. In today's society many moms are at home...
26 Sep Moms’ Group -Session #7
SESSION #7 - TEACHING THE VIRTUE OF SINCERITY Task: Imagine that you have something extremely difficult to tell your boss or your husband – maybe that you had broken or lost something of great value to that person. What could your boss/husband say or do in...
25 Sep Summer Survival
Summer. What a wonderful word! As the end of the school year approaches, we are almost as excited as the kids! Summer is an opportunity to spend more time with our children, to see them in a different light, to slow down and smell the...
25 Sep Summer And Kids
Remember playing in the sandbox, running through the sprinkler, eating ice cream and splashing at the beach, playing sports, biking around the neighborhood or camping in the tent. All conjure up warm memories of summers gone by. What kind of memories do you want your...
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 ...
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....