I thought this was so beautiful!
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Eternal Presence
I came across this quote in one of my books that
I really loved, it just stuck out to me! I forgot to put that it is by Elder Bruce R. McConkie.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
How was your day??
Do you pick up your kids and ask, "How was your day?" Do you get much answer? I know I don't. Here is an article to help better communicate with our kids and find out about their day!
30 questions to ask your kid instead of 'How was your day?'
By Sara Goldstein
When I picked my son up from his first day of 4th grade, my usual (enthusiastically delivered) question of “How was your day?” was met with his usual (indifferently delivered) “fine.”
Come on! It’s the first day, for crying out loud! Give me something to work with, would you, kid?
The second day, my same question was answered, “Well, no one was a jerk.”
That’s good … I guess.
I suppose the problem is my own. Far from a conversation starter, that question is uninspired, overwhelmingly open-ended and, frankly, completely boring. So as an alternative, I’ve compiled a list of questions that my kid will answer with more than a single word or grunt. In fact, he debated his response to question eight for at least half an hour over the weekend. The jury’s out until he can organize a foot race.
Questions a kid will answer at the end of a long school day:
1. What did you eat for lunch?
2. Did you catch anyone picking their nose?
3.What games did you play at recess?
4.What was the funniest thing that happened today?
5. Did anyone do anything super nice for you?.
6. What was the nicest thing you did for someone else?
7. Who made you smile today?
8. Which one of your teachers would survive a zombie
apocalypse? Why?
9. What new fact did you learn today?
10. Who brought the best food in their lunch today? What was it?
11. What challenged you today?
12. If school were a ride at the fair, which ride would it be? Why?
13. What would you rate your day on a scale of 1 to 10? Why?
14. If one of your classmates could be the teacher for the day who
would you want it to be? Why?
15. If you had the chance to be the teacher tomorrow, what would
you teach the class?
16. Did anyone push your buttons today?
17. Who do you want to make friends with but haven’t yet? Why
not?
18. What is your teacher’s most important rule?
19. What is the most popular thing to do at recess?
20. Does your teacher remind you of anyone else you know? How?
21. Tell me something you learned about a friend today.
22. If aliens came to school and beamed up 3 kids, who do you
wish they would take? Why?
23. What is one thing you did today that was helpful?
24. When did you feel most proud of yourself today?
25. What rule was the hardest to follow today?
26. What is one thing you hope to learn before the school year is
over?
27. Which person in your class is your exact opposite?
28. Which area of your school is the most fun?
29. Which playground skill do you plan to master this year?
30. Does anyone in your class have a hard time following the rules?
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| These are my kids, waving goodbye to me as they enter the a new day at school. |
30 questions to ask your kid instead of 'How was your day?'
By Sara Goldstein
When I picked my son up from his first day of 4th grade, my usual (enthusiastically delivered) question of “How was your day?” was met with his usual (indifferently delivered) “fine.”
Come on! It’s the first day, for crying out loud! Give me something to work with, would you, kid?
The second day, my same question was answered, “Well, no one was a jerk.”
That’s good … I guess.
I suppose the problem is my own. Far from a conversation starter, that question is uninspired, overwhelmingly open-ended and, frankly, completely boring. So as an alternative, I’ve compiled a list of questions that my kid will answer with more than a single word or grunt. In fact, he debated his response to question eight for at least half an hour over the weekend. The jury’s out until he can organize a foot race.
Questions a kid will answer at the end of a long school day:
1. What did you eat for lunch?
2. Did you catch anyone picking their nose?
3.What games did you play at recess?
4.What was the funniest thing that happened today?
5. Did anyone do anything super nice for you?.
6. What was the nicest thing you did for someone else?
7. Who made you smile today?
8. Which one of your teachers would survive a zombie
apocalypse? Why?
9. What new fact did you learn today?
10. Who brought the best food in their lunch today? What was it?
11. What challenged you today?
12. If school were a ride at the fair, which ride would it be? Why?
13. What would you rate your day on a scale of 1 to 10? Why?
14. If one of your classmates could be the teacher for the day who
would you want it to be? Why?
15. If you had the chance to be the teacher tomorrow, what would
you teach the class?
16. Did anyone push your buttons today?
17. Who do you want to make friends with but haven’t yet? Why
not?
18. What is your teacher’s most important rule?
19. What is the most popular thing to do at recess?
20. Does your teacher remind you of anyone else you know? How?
21. Tell me something you learned about a friend today.
22. If aliens came to school and beamed up 3 kids, who do you
wish they would take? Why?
23. What is one thing you did today that was helpful?
24. When did you feel most proud of yourself today?
25. What rule was the hardest to follow today?
26. What is one thing you hope to learn before the school year is
over?
27. Which person in your class is your exact opposite?
28. Which area of your school is the most fun?
29. Which playground skill do you plan to master this year?
30. Does anyone in your class have a hard time following the rules?
Marriage Reviews
A performance review with your spouse could save your marriage
Marriage therapists and experts agree that having a performance review about your marriage could help your relationship grow and remain strong.
Marriage therapists and experts agree that having a performance review about your marriage could help your relationship grow and remain strong.
Did you know?
Since the legalization of abortion in 1973, over 56 million unborn children have been killed, more than the entire population of Spain. That's 155 babies per hour. About 1 every 24 seconds.
The estimated amount of deaths in World War II was 60-80 million. Did you hear that? That's an intense amount of people.
Think of the effect that one death has on a community, and on a family. Multiply that by around 70 million. It's incredible for me to even fathom.
Then you look at the statistics of abortion. 56 million babies killed. 1 baby every 24 seconds. It brakes my heart. Think of the impact one person can have on the world. Then multiply it by 70 million! Wow!
Parenting with Love, Limits, & Latitude
Love, Limits, & Latitude
By Craig H. Hart, Lloyd D. Newell, and Julie H. Haupt, August 2008 Ensign
With the assistance of the Lord, parents can employ a tailored approach to help children reach their full potential.
By Craig H. Hart, Lloyd D. Newell, and Julie H. Haupt, August 2008 Ensign
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| My little monkeys! |
Love fosters relationships and security
With the assistance of the Lord, parents can employ a tailored approach to help children reach their full potential.
Despite the many joys of childrearing, fathers and mothers often find their skills as parents tested. A three-year-old defiantly says no to all food placed before him at dinner. Siblings tussle over a coveted toy as the all too familiar squealing and crying reverberate through the house. A 10-year-old refuses to go to bed at a reasonable hour, insisting he should be able to stay up as late as his teenage sister. And a 16-year-old tearfully argues with her parents, saying, “Why can’t you trust me?” after failing to get permission to go on an unsupervised overnight excursion with friends.
The way parents handle such situations affects their relationship with each child as well as the spiritual climate in the home. Because no two children are alike or respond exactly the same way, President Brigham Young (1801–77) wisely counseled parents to “study [children’s] dispositions and their temperaments, and deal with them accordingly.” 1 President James E. Faust (1920–2007) reminded us that “child rearing is so individualistic. … What works with one [child] may not work with another.” 2 In seeking for solutions to challenges, parents will achieve better results as they approach each child’s needs with a carefully tailored combination of three parenting principles—love, limits, and latitude.
The main points that are discussed in detail are as follows:
Love
Be Companionable
Award the Good
Avoid Coercion
Limits
Set Appropriate Rules
Enforce the Rules
Avoid Permissive Parenting
Latitude
Seek the Lord's Assistance
I would encourage you to read the whole article! It is great parenting tips!
Friday, October 16, 2015
What Happy Married Couples Do
WHAT HAPPILY MARRIED COUPLES DO:
Douglas BrinleyTen ideas for enriching your marital relationship
1. Have positive conversations
2. Show affection
3. Remember that you are each others therapists
4. Be humble and cultivate Christ-like attributes
5. Date frequently
6. Enrich your intimacy
7. Spend time with children and grandchildren
8. Seek feedback and help each other
9. Eliminate anger
10. Be sensitive to each other's stress levels.
I really like this article a lot! Such great advice to help coupes. Read the full article to get the most out of it.
Teaching Children How to Stand up to Bullies
BULLIES
We live in a time when children have to deal with so much pressure, so many problems, and so much criticism. In the Ensign, October 2015, and articles called "The Worth of Souls and the Problem of Bullying," by Jonathan Cox, discusses how to teach children correct principles in dealing with such a tough situation as bullying!
This article says, "By teaching our children the appropriate principles and skills, we can help them avoid being bullied- or becoming bullies themselves."
Here are a few things discussed that I found interesting!
- Have you ever thought about Laman and Lemuel as bullies? How did Nephi handle his brothers when he was being bullied?
- There are many forms of bullying: verbal, physical, sexual, relational, and cyber bullying.
- The common recommendations for dealing with a bully are actually ineffective and dangerous. These recommendations? ignoring the bully, turning it into a joke, or reacting aggressively are not good ways to deal with the bully.
Ummmm.... so what do I do???
Here are a few things to teach your children in dealing with a bully:
- Look the bully in the eye.
- Tell the bully calmly and firmly that his or her actions are bullying: "This is bullying, and it's not okay"
- Ask the bully to stop doing it: "I need you to stop."
- If the bully continues repeat the same message and tell the bully that an adult authority will figure will be informed.
- If the bully doesn't stop, seek authority of an adult closest to the situation.
One helpful way to prevent bullying is to teach your children to love other people, even when they seem different.
Teach your children to avoid saying mean things or acting in an aggressive or exclusionary way toward others.
Video for older kids: (from lds.org)
For younger kids: (full episode of Sesame Street!)
Links on bullying:
http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/
http://www.stompoutbullying.org/index.php/ways-help/
http://stopbullyingnow.com/
For parents: http://stopbullyingnow.com/advice-for-parents-and-guardians/
http://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/stamp-out-bullying/
Cyber bullying: http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/index2.html
For Parents: http://www.loveourchildrenusa.org/howparentscanstopbullies.php
http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/
http://www.stompoutbullying.org/index.php/ways-help/
http://stopbullyingnow.com/
For parents: http://stopbullyingnow.com/advice-for-parents-and-guardians/
http://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/stamp-out-bullying/
Cyber bullying: http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/index2.html
For Parents: http://www.loveourchildrenusa.org/howparentscanstopbullies.php
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