Parenting

Ways to Build Character in Kids

Unless you are raising your kids in a bubble, they are learning from outside influences. Are you paying attention to those influences?

Being Intentional About Building Character in Kids

Character, simply put, is integrity - doing the right thing when no one is looking. People with integrity are kind, giving, and...

Celebrating Small Wins

In the primary grades, we are growing young learners. We want to grow students that love learning!

Is Your Family Internet Safe?

The internet is fascinating, but are you an internet safe family?

"You are Cheating Your Child by Homeschooling."

What do we do when that unsolicited advice is about our personal choice to homeschool our children?

Should Kids Have Access to Smartphones?

I’m pretty confident I could write several posts on this topic. It’s such a loaded question! It’s also not an easy question to answer. I...

Are We Growing Critical Thinkers?

I once was asked if I knew what kinds of jobs would be available to my kids when they grew up. My initial thought was a sarcastic, “Of...

Effective Discipline Strategies

Disciplining kids when they do something they shouldn’t have done is never easy, and sometimes it does hurt. But if we are to raise kids to

The Value of Routine

Daily routines may even set us up for success in other parts of our day. They can help save our emotional energy for things to come that may

Are You an Encourager?

Navigating behavior and shaping our children to be leaders, givers, and problem solvers is not always an easy task for parents or educators.