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They Want More Than I Can Give: Question of the Week
Facebook0 Twitter0 Pinterest0 Evernote Print0 Email00total shares Do you ever feel like your children need more than you have the energy to give? Please help us support this mom who submitted this week’s question. I have a disability that causes me to be in an extreme amount of pain when I walk, sit, or stand…
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Book Review: Navigating the Cyberscape
Ryan Anderson uses incredible wit, knowledge, and experience to help us examine how we interact with technology. He draws from his extensive background working with troubled teenagers and compliments that with extensive research to clearly, and cleverly, evaluate and help us improve our dynamic relationship with the cyber world.
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The Anti-Summer-Bucket-List Campaign
I am aiming this summer to stop my mom-overachievement tendencies and to see instead where a quieter journey takes us. I want to explore a new kind of summer bucket list this year. Or, I guess you could say an anti-list.
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Video Games Are Not the Enemy—They are the Messenger
What if paying attention to our children’s technological obsessions could give us insight into their needs? Author Amanda Hamilton Roos explores this idea in this thought-provoking post.
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Signs of Life
Once I admired the museum-like homes of women who decorate with exquisite vases and see the sunrise through fingerprint-free windows. But museums are for halted history. My life is in vibrant, living color. The signs are everywhere, splashed across the canvas of our home where we are alive and well.
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The Seven Bank Accounts Every Family Should Have
Rather than tossing all of your money into one savings and one checking account, try opening these seven (or more) accounts. It may be just the step your family needs to get your budgeting and spending on track!
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Successful Homeschooling in a Nutshell
If you’ve ever considered homeschooling your children, you’ve probably wondered, “Where do I start?!” Author Jennifer Brimhall shares helpful principles and questions to guide you to success.
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Broaden and Contribute (Saren’s European Family Adventure): Episode 113
Ever wondered how to broaden your children’s horizons and help them contribute to the larger world? This interview with Saren (who just got back from a family trip to Europe!) will spark some great new ideas.
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The Gift of Year-Round Gratitude
Through the holiday months, as gratitude fills social media to overflowing, it is so easy to be inspired by gratitude in our lives. But how does life change when we keep that gift of gratitude with us every day of the year?
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Mommy’s Quiet Time 101 – Episode 112 [Audio Post]
Facebook0 Twitter1 Pinterest0 Evernote Print3 Email48total sharesWould you like an hour or so of quiet time each day to nap, complete a project, read, exercise, or do something else that is important to you while your children are happily occupied, doing their own thing? Yes, your life is most likely complicated, and every idea featured…
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Helping Your Shy Child
Shyness often accompanies an introvert who hasn’t quite learned how to navigate her need for solitude and companionship. Do you have a shy child? Here, Amanda Hamilton Roos offers six ways to help shy children gain self-confidence.
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Saying No
I have never had much trouble saying no to things that would detract from my happiness rather than add to it. For me, feeling comfortable saying no comes down to four basic strategies.