I get lazy, do you? I have half finished projects, a messy desk, and stacks of paperwork waiting for me. Children are often lazy too. They scribble a few answers on their homework, write a paragraph or two, and consider their homework done. When I was substituting at an after-school care center, I helped children […]
Would you rather clean the house or go shopping? Would you choose washing dishes over watching TV? No one prefers work over pleasure – not you, and certainly not your kids. So it really should come as no surprise that our children will find every excuse to procrastinate doing their homework or chores. Don’t we […]
What do you hope your children will be like when they grow up? We want them to have a good education, be financially secure, settle down and have a good family, right? Have you thought about wanting your children to be compassionate people? Merriam-Webster defines compassion as “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a […]
I learned a lesson today from my dirty shower. I looked at my shower stall with my glasses on last week, and saw mold growing in the corners. It’s time to take out the tile cleansers and spray it down. When I checked a few hours later, the stains were still there. So I sprayed […]
I have seen many families where the older siblings resent the younger ones because they’ve been expected to babysit their younger brother or sister. You’ve probably seen movies where this is depicted – an annoying little sister that tags along on the sister’s date. I think one of the things that irritates sibling relationships are […]
I read in a magazine that a dad and his son took the slow way to relocate from Massachusetts to California for a job change. They took a 3-week road trip across the country, and stopped for as many baseball games as they can along the way. When my son was young, my husband went […]
I have read that the most important relationship for a girl is her relationship with her dad. The father exemplifies to her what a man should be. He shows her how a man should treat a lady. The way he relates to her even has the power to determine her view of what God her […]
If you don’t want to gain weight, you shouldn’t hang around Mrs. Field’s cookie shop. If you don’t want to drink, you shouldn’t go to the bar to watch the football game. If you don’t want to have a materialistic mindset, you shouldn’t hang around the mall. I made a mistake today. I took my […]
My daughter moved away to college this fall into the dorms at UCLA. While the school is only 1 hour away by car (without traffic congestion), life without her at home has been an adjustment. Whether your child is one month old or 17 years old, the day will inevitably come when he will move […]
My daughter came home excitedly today. “I think I did well on my Social Studies test! Several of the questions were exactly what we studied together. I think you really helped me.” I felt like I scored an “A” as a parent! Those are the kinds of things we parents live to hear. Last night, […]
