7 Things I Tell My Child Every Day
Over the past few years I’ve learned that Caroline thrives on positive verbal feedback. A few positive words are like putting major money in our relationship bank. Because of this, I’ve …
Getting Spirited Children To Sleep And Related Challenges
One of my most popular posts is Raising a Spirited Child and Feeling Like a Bad Mother. I wrote it when Caroline was about three and a half and I was so frustrated with her bedtimes. Many people end …
Simplicity, Downsizing, Gifts, Children, and Christmas
As is evident by the topics I write about here on my site, I am committed to simplicity, making deliberate choices, etc. But there is one area in my life where I do not wish to practice simplifying …
Children Need Love and Compassion, Not Harshness
I saw this quote in Karen’s sidebar and have been meditating on it this week. Many Christian parents, myself included, tend to speak to children as though they were Pharisees. We can speak …
Raising a Dreamer Child and Ignoring Conventional Wisdom
Karen has a great post up on Raising a Dreamer. The topic of raising a dreamer is near and dear to my heart so her post resonated with me. Sandra left an outstanding comment on Karen’s post and …
We Went To Church Today!!!
Yes, we really did. (If you don’t know the context of this entry, read here about the child who doesn’t want to go to church). Not only did we go to church, Caroline skipped ahead of us …
Three and a Half Year Old Drama (and a Child Who Doesn’t Want to Go to Church)
So if you’ve noticed the lack of posts and responding to comments around here… the title of this post might sum it up. 😯 😯 😯 😯 😯 😯 Three and a Half Year Old Drama Why didn’t any of …
Listening To What Your Child Is Really Saying
"A mother understands what a child does not say." Anonymous
Seasonal Affective Disorder and The Father’s Hand – Streams in the Desert
Last year when I quit blogging and then started up again, I shared that I had finally found a reason for some of my struggles (Now I Know: Seasonal Affective Disorder). It was a relief to have a …
What We’ve Done Well So Far In Parenting
It is my natural bent to be very aware of my faults and failings. So it is good for me to step back at times and remind myself of what I have done well. I was recently thinking about our first two …