Our “With LOVE from MOM” week is here and today, parenting expert and MOM Mentor shares the BEST MOM TIP EVER! TODAY’S GIVEAWAY IS… Magnetic by Lynn Cowell COMMENT and SHARE YOUR BIGGEST STRUGGLE or YOU BEST MOM ADVICE for a CHANCE to WIN ONE of TODAY’S GIVEAWAYS! WINNERS of EACH GIVEAWAY THIS WEEK WILL BE ANNOUNCED in SUNDAY’S POST! Do you wonder how to teach your daughters about what guys really want? Watch this! Do you wonder how to teach your daughters about what guys really want? Watch this! Click To Tweet If you can’t view this in your reader, please …
11 Shows I Wouldn’t Let My Children Watch
“I will not look with approval on anything that is vile. I hate what faithless people do; I will have no part in it.” Psalm 101:3 (NIV) Have you noticed how crude, crass and blatantly corrupt television shows have become? There’s almost nothing worth watching these days… especially for kids. Back in the day, writers of television shows focused on writing scripts that promoted morals, doing the right thing, consequences to misbehavior, patriotism. Television shows that embraced truth, faith, courage, integrity, civil service, and hard work. Today, scripts are basically the polar opposite. I know this may sound hard, but to …
How to Set Curfews for Teenagers
There’s no greater DoAhead on the planet than raising good kids. It can feel like a daunting task when they are little but sometimes it can feel impossible when they become teens. One such example has to do with weekend recreation. You know the drill. It’s a Friday night and your beyond exhausted waiting for your teen to get home. Oh, it’s not that you have a bad kid. It’s just part of parenting teens. Years ago a mother who mentored me told me that there are two seasons in which a parent becomes sleep deprived. The first season is when the …
how to stand firm with your kids
Exhaustion can get the best of us sometimes as moms. Have you ever seen your child misbehaving and thought, “I’m going to let that go, just this one time. I don’t have the energy to fight that battle today.”? You’re not alone, mom. I’ve done it — too many times, in fact, as my kids were growing up. Here’s the danger: “One time” rarely ends up being just one time. The more we give in to weariness, temporary apathy or fear of our kids’ anger or disapproval, the easier it is to do it the next time. We may not …
What I Didn’t Want My Girls to Know About Dating
When it came to guys and dating as a young women, did you feel like you went at it alone? No one gave you any direction on figuring the whole thing out? My youth pastor tried. He told me to make out “my list” – …the one with all of the qualities I was going to look for in a guy. Wow, was that one long list! Faithful Honest Stable Hard-working Kind Funny… With my list in my head and in my heart, I began the search. What someone failed to tell me was when you’re 19 years old, finding …
Praying Colossians 3:23 for Your Children
Do you want your children to understand the value of hard work but are finding it hard to teach them why hard work is so important? In a world where kids are growing up with an entitlement mentality, moms have their hands full with trying to counter the culture and instilling in their children’s hearts the value of hard work and why it is so important to be diligent and determined. There are a ton of practical ways you can teach your kids to work hard, but the best place to start is in prayer. Prayer! It’s the greatest way …
I Am The Manager of Stuff
Well …at least the roll is within reach. I suppose if a box of tissue had been nearby the toilet paper may not have even made it to the counter. Fellow Mamas, have you noticed…we are the end of the line when it comes to household management ? We get the stuff. Organize the stuff. Toss the stuff. Locate the stuff. And donate the stuff. Why is it that I know where my daughter’s earrings, my son’s shoes, and husband’s wallet are? Click To Tweet Why is it that I know where my daughter’s earrings, my son’s shoes, and husband’s …
The Unique Struggles of a Special Sibling
“He gets mad at the smallest things and always causes a scene. I’m embarrassed to be seen with him.” ” I feel ignored and resent how much time he demands from my parents.” Click To Tweet “Why can’t I just have a NORMAL family like everyone else?!” “As much as I am embarrassed to be around my brother, I worry about if he is OK without me.” “It hurts when people are rude to him… but I feel guilty and ashamed because I am the rudest to him of all.” “Who will take care of her if something happens to …