Purposeful Parenting. Building Godly Character.
As homeschooling parents who are striving hard to raise their children for God, anger can be the biggest obstacle that stands in our way. I would go so far as to say that uncontrolled anger is a homeschool destroyer. By the way, just to be clear on this, I am not talking about the parent who gets mad every once… Read More
As a professional counselor, one of the questions I address most often with parents is “What do I do when my child has a meltdown, throws a temper tantrum or appears so emotionally distraught they can’t hear my instruction or correction?” How do you teach a child to regulate their emotions as an important part of character training? Managing emotions… Read More
Most moms I know, including myself, would make great professors. We’re naturally skilled in the art of lecturing. The words flow effortlessly and profusely from our mouths, especially when we perceive a character flaw in our youngster. In all that, however, we aren’t growing character with teachable moments as well as we could! Take the recent “Episode of the Dirty… Read More
For the last month, we have seen SO many fantastic posts on building character in our kids! What a blessing to have these kinds of resources to draw from. Now comes the hard part: putting the things that we know we need to do into action, and setting the example in character training. Character building sounds like an excellent idea… Read More
How do you respond when your kids won’t listen to wisdom? My son, give attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding. Proverbs 5:1 I’m sure it is no accident that, as I write this, one of my sons is fiercely bemoaning his current misfortune. Which, among other things, is not being allowed to attend youth group. His wails… Read More
Sometimes it is easy to lose sight of the goal when we are in the trenches of parenting. We forget that our job is one of discipleship. As a mother of four grown children, I understand. We had four children in 39 months, and I remember one day thinking, “Am I ever going to do anything besides feeding, diapering, cleaning,… Read More
What are some practical ways to teach honesty to our kids? It really can be done with these simple practical ideas! About six years ago, I first challenged my boys to pursue the adventure of living according to the knight’s code of conduct. I had stumbled upon this brilliant idea to inspire the moral imagination quite by accident… Read More
Today we are looking at Specific and Practical Ways to Teach Obedience, one of the most foundational character traits to teach our kids! Specific and Practical Ways to Teach Obedience Enter Our Strong-willed Show Stopper. “ARIA STOOOOPPP!!” I scream at my daughter. She had let go of my hand and was running full speed ahead toward the pool fully clothed and… Read More
Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education. ~~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr. A myriad of educational programs exists with lofty names such as “No Child Left Behind” and “Race to the Top.” All of these focus on academic training and leave little time for character development. Even parents who teach their own children are sometimes caught up… Read More
The most important thing I will teach my children in this life is the Good News of Jesus Christ. I want them to understand the gospel. After the gospel, the most important thing I can teach my children is Godly character including diligence. So how do you practice diligence? Thankfully, there are simple and practical ways to teach diligence to… Read More
My name is Kathie, and I am glad you stopped by. I am a stay-at-home mom of 8 wonderful kids, and have been homeschooling for 31 years. I hope that my blog will be a blessing and encouragement to you! Read More…