When I was teaching preschool, a mother of a four-year-old boy asked me when she should talk to her son about God. Since I was teaching in a Christian preschool, the question surprised me. And since I was recently married … Continue reading →
[Part I of 2 parts on the Sexualization of Our Children: Entertainment Media] The phrase, “It’s a brave new world,” is often used to extol the virtues of our ever-changing culture. Technological advances of the past 100 years seem to … Continue reading →
Check out this blog hop for people who love children’s literature: Book Lovers Blog Hop & Giveaway – April ’12 http://familiesmatter2us.blogspot.com/2012/04/book-lovers-blog-hop-giveaway-april-12.html?spref=bl
Continue reading →We’ve all heard about the dangers of distracted driving, but what about distracted living? Have you ever thought about the dangers of that? As a champion multi-tasker, it’s one of my constant challenges, but sometimes it requires a bit of … Continue reading →
In the past few weeks, through the wonder of ultrasound technology, I’ve “met” grandchildren #2 and #3 who will join our family later this year. Grandchild #1 (that’s him in the photo), who’s nearly five now, will get to be … Continue reading →
Has anyone ever encouraged you to eat past fullness? Perhaps as a child you had to eat everything on your plate before being excused. Or maybe you had to clean your plate in order to “earn” dessert. Unfortunately, these well-intentioned … Continue reading →