Every time I look at my blog stats, it seems that the most hits are on anything to do with instilling maturity in children. This is a much needed skill for both parents and children. Today I’ve been musing on one aspect of what children need to grow and mature properly. I speak to this […]
Whose Problem Is It Anyway?
If I am doing this correctly, I am posting the link to my son’s blog. I get many hits on my blog about instilling maturity in children and this blog about Bob’s book will help readers, not only with instilling maturity, but it’s a fantastic book for dads to use with their middle school sons. […]
Instilling Maturity about Money
In our first look at Instilling maturity in children, we looked at learning to do hard things, respecting someone’s “no,” handling disappointment and forgiveness. Then in Part Two we looked at paying consequences and being responsible. Now let’s look at another way to instill maturity—handling money. First lessons about money for children Your child’s first […]
Book Review–Brain Rules for Baby–by Dr. John Medina
Last week I read a great parenting book-Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five. This book has several points similar to my book Handbook to Joy-Filled Parenting. Dr. John Medina is a developmental molecular biologist, research consultant and author. Face-to-face relationships (living in joy) are the […]
Grace-Filled Families-Part 2
Helping each other do hard things and allowing room for mistakes are other signs of a grace-filled family. Remember that learning to do hard things is part of maturing during the Child Stage of life. As we train the child to pick up after himself, help with chores around the house, do homework, and learn […]
Grace-Filled Families–Part 1
Along with building joy and feelings of love, a very important part of family life reflects the very family of God—that of giving grace, favor that is not deserved. Giving grace to those around us draws them to God and His ways. Children who grow up in a family filled with grace are more likely […]