April 27, 2020
Why Children Need Chores
Many parenting resources will list the many reasons why children need to do chores. And they are all true: chores teach children essential life skills; chores cause children to focus on a non-preferred task; chores instill delayed gratification; chores give children a chance to earn their allowance; chores teach children to plan and complete a task. […]
Read MoreApril 22, 2020
Helping Your Child Become Aware of the Needs of Others
Young children are developmentally egocentric. They are not just being selfish! They are wired to feel safe and have their own needs met. They have to learn and practice to be able to see the world from more than one perspective at a time. They struggle to see that another person might be having a […]
Read MoreApril 20, 2020
“Use Your Words!” – Helping your child have a voice
“Children should be seen and not heard” was the mantra for raising well behaved children for many, many generations. As we learn more about early childhood and as societal norms have changed, children have more opportunity than ever to have a voice and be heard. The question becomes — have we taught our children the […]
Read MoreApril 15, 2020
Giving your child appropriate choices
We make thousands of choices every day, starting from the moment we wake up. Most of the time we go about our day unaware of all of the choices we make. It’s like we are on auto pilot. Other times we are overwhelmed by the thought of having to make one more decision and the […]
Read MoreApril 13, 2020
Manners Matter: Teaching a Lifestyle of Kindness
Why do manners matter? Are they more than social conformity? What am I really teaching my child? I’m going to suggest it’s creating a lifestyle of kindness. A month or so ago a child arrived at preschool, running down the hallway, completely focused on getting to her classroom and greeting her teacher and peers. I […]
Read MoreApril 6, 2020
Easter Videos with our Chapel Team
As we head into this Easter week, please enjoy these sweet videos created by our chapel team. These videos include Bible stories read by Miss Penelope and Miss Jo, as well as playful narratives with our peg-doll cast. All of these videos are made for children, and are appropriate for all ages. But a note: […]
Read MoreApril 4, 2020
Helping to Grow Your Preschooler’s Attention Span
Like me, I am sure that you have had some moments in the past few weeks to come to some realizations about yourself. I have realized that the reason I have not cleaned out the basement has nothing to do with time. I’m cleaning more than I ever have before, and I still don’t like […]
Read MoreMarch 30, 2020
Fostering Independence in Our Kids
I am sitting down to write this blog looking back to the things I did well – and the errors I made as I raised my own children. Much of this blog will be responding to the errors I made, having the benefit of reflection now that they are grown. I am simply sharing basic […]
Read MoreMarch 27, 2020
Why won’t my child just listen to me?
We are two weeks into the new routine: no school, no church, no friends over, no toilet paper. I am feeling a little overwhelmed by the loss of schedule, the never ending list of things I don’t want to do, the feelings of guilt that I should be doing “everything”… and on it goes. I […]
Read MoreMarch 20, 2020
Talking to Your Kids about Coronavirus
By now, your kids have certainly figured out that the routine has changed. With school out for a little while, and most of us distancing ourselves from social activities for our own health and that of others, nothing is the way it was even a week ago. You may be wondering how to explain the […]
Read More“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”- Jeremiah 29:11
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