Do you Intentionally Teach your Children Good Manners?
I remember sitting around the table asking my kids, they were older teens or young adults at the time – and I asked them “What are the top 10 manners you think everyone should know?” My conversation starter was derailed (as it often is in our family) as someone...
Top Tip for Parenting the Heart – In Any Situation
In the last episode, I defined the heart. That place inside each one of us that processes and holds beliefs, values, emotions, and choices. God tells us to guard our heart. We are to guard the things that go into our heart because what goes in comes out. So today we...
Why the Heart is so Important for the Christian Parent
Do you know what it means to say the heart is the most important thing as a parent? It is a phrase that can get tossed around – we like it but we don’t really know what it means, and if we can’t say what it means, how do we know it is a true or helpful phrase?...
Setting Healthy Goals as a Christian
Setting Healthy Goals There are so many different voices telling us how to set goals, I want to encourage you to reflect on what you are planning and make sure they are healthy goals. No Shoulds About it… The worst type of goals you could set are goals that...
Routines are a Tool to Help Parents use their Time Wisely
Our time is a resource that God has given to us to use for His purposes. What are his purposes in your life? As a parent – raising our children is one of His purposes in our life. Do you have time for that? or does the crazy get in the way. A routine...
How to Teach Character to your Kids
Character training is a part of giving our children the skills they need to live a relational and intentional life. I define character as the quality of our responses to people and circumstances. Character is what we call the actions we take based on our values. I...
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...
Help for the Parents who are Stuck at Home due to Corona Virus
Our life is changing – all over the world people are having to adjust how they do life because of the Corona Virus – and this is affecting us as parents. We don’t know how long these changes are going to be necessary – all we can do is make the best...
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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