Way last June (!), I received this note: Please, please could you help me out with something? Sometimes I think I missed out on your “foundational fours” and need to spend time going back to that. Our multi-grade classroom is not working, and I’m going crazy. It’s like everyone is [...]
This post needs a subtitle, so we’ll call it “How to Teach Our Children about Idolatry.” If you’ve been reading my posts this last year, you’ll know that I’ve been spending a bit of time in the book of Deuteronomy. Do you ever get the feeling that something you’re learning [...]
Way back in September, I wrote a post called “Sibling Fighting Isn’t Funny.” One reader wrote, “I would love to hear what you do when your kids do argue or fight. Mine don’t say hateful things, or punch each other, but this summer was particularly bad in arguing, taking offense, [...]
Our seven kids love to play games with mom and dad! We enjoy games more than worksheets in school, video-game tournaments more than television, and board games more than other family activities. As a homeschooling mom, I love how playing games together as a family provides benefits that go far [...]
I have a child who has a strong concept of “fair,” so when I saw this article by Joyce Herzog, I was intrigued — and convicted. I hope this guest post will be a blessing to you, too. ~Anne Children have an extreme concept of “fair.” It is part of [...]
We’ve been talking about good character for several weeks now, but I wanted to start listing some specific ideas for teaching character to our children. I thought I’d start right where Jesus does: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with [...]
Let’s quickly summarize what we’ve already studied about character. Character can only be passed on to our children when we have it in our own hearts first. When we say that we want to teach “good character” to our children, we mean that we want to teach them how to [...]
What does the Bible say about serving others, and how can we encourage our children to devote some of their time to service? I decided to spend some time researching ministry this week, and here are some things I learned: 1. Real religion is characterized by service to others. “Is [...]
Last week, we started a discussion on character training. I thought I’d buy myself some time while I searched the Bible for what God said about character. That’s the funny thing… I’ve been searching for two weeks, and I didn’t find much! In 1 Corinthians 15:33, Paul writes, “Bad company [...]
On last week’s survey, I asked you what topics you’d like to hear more of. More than 75% of you wanted to hear about how to teach good character to children. One mom put it so well when she said, “I want to know how to practically apply God’s word [...]
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