Purposeful Parenting. Building Godly Character.
Managing your home, family, and homeschool is not easy! At times it can be stressful or even overwhelming. If we’re not careful, we can be facing homeschool mom burnout. However, with some thought and planning you will find there are some super simple routines to reduce homeschool Mom stress. I’m going to share a few simple routines that helped me… Read More
Through the ups and downs of parenting our eight kids, I would often get discouraged with one (or all) of the kids, because their behavior showed a lack of character. It seemed that despite all my efforts, my character training wasn’t working! Many times when going to a conference to speak on ‘Character Training’, I would tell my husband that… 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
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
How do I teach my child to be attentive? Teaching kids attentiveness takes perseverance, but it is not as complicated as one may think! I know how frustrating it can be when our kids are not paying attention and listening to us. Kids can get distracted very easily. Especially in a house with multiple children, things can be very noisy… Read More
How do I teach my child to take initiative? It’s early afternoon and you’ve just received a call from a friend. “I hope I’m not imposing, but I’ve needed to return your casserole dish for what seems like forever and I thought it would be nice to sit down and chat. Would it be ok if we drop by? Please… Read More
Building Godly character in your kids is one of the best things you can do to prepare them for life! It is so easy to make sure that our kids are well educated in academics, and that they develop skills in music or sports while neglecting the vital area of character training. While character is one of the most important… Read More
Do you have a “difficult” child? We were blessed with two kids that I would say fit in that category. By difficult child, I mean the one that causes you frustration. He is different from your other children. What worked for them, doesn’t work with him. He takes more time, energy, and discipline than all your other kids put together…. Read More
One of the questions that many parents have asked me is, “How do you start a character education?” and from that “How do I know what character trait to start with?” Perhaps you have looked at our 48 Godly Character Traits chart, and wondered the same thing! If you want to know how you build character, my suggestion is simple…. Read More
One of our favorite ways to encourage character growth in our children was to use character charts to measure their progress. This kept us watching for the efforts they were making, and it also reminded them to keep trying to show Godly character throughout the day. Here are the 3 Best Character Charts To Encourage Growth With that in… 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…