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Disciplining Your Kids

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A lot of parents assume that when someone talks about disciplining their kids that they mean spanking. Spanking is only one alternative in a whole arsenal of options for parents. Parents have time-out for younger children. Older children can go to their rooms, have the privileges taken away, and the ever popular grounding from outside, or from certain activities (which sounds a lot like removing privileges). These discipline techniques are all external. By that I mean that these are consequences that a parent imposes on the child as an external measure, while the parent hopes that the child will internalize … Continue reading →

Primary Time: Handling Difficult Classes

If you have taught Primary, you know that the kids have good days and bad days. There are classes however where it really is a struggle to maintain a positive learning atmosphere. If you are in a situation like this or you have a teacher who is struggling in this way there are ways to cope with the situation. My first primary teaching experience was pretty wild. I had a class of boys and one girl. They tried to climb out of the window. They would run into walls (on purpose) and they were pretty crazy. Now they are all … Continue reading →

Getting Them Ready for Independent Living

I strongly believe that all children (all people really), whether they are male or female, need to be prepared for living independently. Even if we hope our children will partner or marry and we LOVE to do housework, take care of them, and take care of all of the domestic duties, we are short-changing our children if we do not guide them and teach them those every day living skills and get them ready to live independently. Doing a few chores a week until they graduate from high school is probably not enough for an independent future. Children do need … Continue reading →

Primary Time: Creating a Loving Atmosphere

Primary is a place where every child should feel loved and accepted. This is where children first begin to form feelings about the church and attending each week. It should be the goal of every person in Primary to make the experience positive for everyone involved. There are certain circumstances that may make church attendance difficult for some. If there is a child with disabilities or with a serious illness, it may be difficult to know how to include this child in the activities. If you are wondering the best way to meet a child’s needs, then you should simply … Continue reading →

Real Live Kids (Not Television Actors)

I have found that friends and acquaintances that do not have kids often have an unrealistic expectation of what life with children is like. My opinion is that they have 1. forgotten what it is like to be a kid themselves and/or 2. been unduly influenced by movie and television children who are extra-cute, extra-brilliant, or extra-obnoxious. Those of us who have taken the parenting road know, however, that real live children are really nothing at all like television characters… Sometimes my kids are cute, sometimes they seem like the most brilliant people on earth, and sometimes they are pretty … Continue reading →

“If You Teach a Kid to Fish…”

This blog is NOT going to actually be about fishing–I thought I should put that out here right away. In truth, I wanted to write about all those things we have a tendency to do for our kids instead of teaching them how to do for themselves. As single parents, the sooner we teach our children how to handle things on their own (appropriately, of course), the sooner we won’t be overburdened doing everything for them! A friend of mine, with a nearly-thirty grown son, shared with me last week that he had called her wanting her to not only … Continue reading →

Characteristics of Kinesthetic Learners

This is the last type of learner in my series of learning types that teachers should strive to meet the needs of in their lesson plans. Previously I gave the characteristics of auditory and visual learners. I also gave teachers ideas on how to reach the needs of these students in the classroom. This article will focus on the group of learners that learn best through movement. Students who need movement for enrichment and learning are called kinesthetic learners. This type of students is also sometimes known as the tactile learner group. Students in this group need frequent movement through … Continue reading →

Are you prepared to say ‘No?’

Sometimes being a good parent means saying ‘no,’ sometimes it means disciplining a child. But as a columnist, Jo Boole, in our local paper pointed out on Friday it seems parents have forgotten how, or are frightened of, saying ‘no.’ As Christians we should realize that saying ‘no’ is part of being a good parent. Look at the example we have of our Heavenly Father. Sometimes God says ‘no’ to us, because what we ask for is not in our best interests. Sometimes God has to draw us aside and discipline us, Hebrews 12:7-11. Should we treat our children any … Continue reading →

Allowing Your Kids to Teach You

We share a great deal of information here in the Parents blog about how we can provide guidance and parent our children, but as I was writing the other day about playing computer games with my two eldest daughters—I realized how wonderful it is for my kids and for me when they get the opportunity to teach me something… In some ways I think that allowing our kids to teach us something real and valuable can be another way to bond—after all, where is it written that we always have to be the bosses or the ones who know everything? … Continue reading →

Hosting Your Own Workshop, Seminar or Event

Many of us participate in workshops, conferences and seminars as part of our home businesses—either as a way of making customer contacts and sales, or as a way of networking, or even as a way of improving our skills and competency. Have you ever thought of hosting your own workshop or event? Hosting a workshop or a seminar can be a great way to make contacts, present pertinent and interesting material and promote your business. Some individuals are even able to make a decent amount of money on conferences, workshops, classes, and the like. The thing to remember, however, is … Continue reading →