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Parenting Transformation Journey - page 3

Last night we gathered the children and got very honest and candid with them. All 8 of us sat on our bed together - we intentionally chose that setting becau...

Parenting Transformation Journey - page 7

My daughter was finally calm, and finally decided to come out of her room. She spent some time outside with her sister and seemed to be recovering. Her siste...

Parenting Transformation Journey - page 5
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Oops - I just remembered that one of the most important things I need to teach my family is to maintain eye contact when communicating...

Parenting Transformation Journey - page 8
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Whew - we made it through the first real day of implementation. Here are a few other things that happened that I want to remember:

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Parenting Transformation Journey - page 4
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This morning my two youngest daughters came to me complaining about each other. We had already role-played last night the what ifs abo...

My Parenting Transformation Journey - page 2

My head is so full of all the things that need to change in the way I parent my children. It can be overwhelming to remember all of the principles that I'...

My Parenting Transformation Journey - page 1

I know this won't be immediately recognized as a topic related to the rest of my blog, but since it's MY blog, I can do whatever I want ;)

Background:

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My mother attended a church service recently where the speaker talked about overcoming adversity. She was impressed enough by the message that she asked for a copy and shared it with me. I felt like i...

Here's a book that effectively teaches empowerment to youth. Youth today often struggle with low self-esteem, bullies, or just living up to their potential in schoolwork, athletics, or music. You know...

This is a follow-up to a previous post on why I home school.

When my sixth child Bethany turned 5, she really wanted to try Kindergarten like her friends, even though we were already well established...