Why Christian Parents need to be Active with Character Education
Character Education – intentionally teaching our children about character has been such an integral part of raising our children. How do you define Character? My definitions are: Character choices are the actions that reflect our value system. Character is...
How do you Teach your Children a Growth Mindset as a Christian
One of the buzz words in our culture today – especially in education – is “Growth Mindset”. As with any idea that we latch onto we need to first consider how it lines up with God’s word. My basic understanding of a ‘growth mindset’ is that when you have...
Is the Attitude of Slackness Stopping Progress in your Family?
If you were to look around your home or more importantly around your children’s hearts would you see slackness? Slackness is when things aren’t quite right – an attitude of nearly, but not quite. Slackness is doing enough to get by but not anywhere...
Significant Ways your Children can Show Respect to People
Today’s blog post is more like a list; it is a collections of thoughts, some of them are expanded, some are there just to prompt our own thinking. Each thing on this list gives us an opportunity to teach our children to show respect to others: to be others focused, to...
Following Instructions is an Important Life Skill
Following instructions is an important life skill for kids – it starts with a toddler being able to stop for their own safety, and continues through life to doing what your parents need you to do, or your teacher, or sports coach, or boss. And then there is obeying...
Don’t get stuck on the top 3 Character Traits
There is more than one way to Teach a Character Trait The longer I am a parent and I see the variety in my children’s personalities, weaknesses and strengths I am more and more aware that there is more than one way to do things. There is more than one way to teach, to...
When we Know Our Child is Different
These days it seems as if many children have difficulties or differences, challenges or disabilities. Some of them are considered hidden (like in our Daniel) because the children seem to have a reasonable degree of functioning but some are very obvious. Even...
Inappropriate Responsibility Needs to be Avoided in your Family
Inappropriate Responsibility – Did you ever hear of such a thing! Surely all responsibility is a good thing. But no, when our kids take on responsibility that isn’t theirs to take – it is inappropriate. To be honest, adults can do this too –...
Hi! I'm Belinda
I am a family life coach and help parents to raise their kids with faith, values and life skills in a way that is intentional, relational and heart focused. Read more on the About page
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