Art of Training
12 Parenting Essentials
1. Love. Love is many a thing, from a feeling that might be selfish, to a service done in secret. Love can be the crest of an emotion, or it can be the toil of assistance.
A Cup of Tea
When Ryshoni Joy turned four years old last month, her birthday requests included a tea set and an apron. Unlike her mother, Rysha is the classic “little lady.”
A Husband for Laura Rose?
Are you raising a husband for Laura Rose? This is not just any Laura Rose. This one is a real Pearl—our six-month-old granddaughter.
A Thankful Heart
Children Learn Heart Attitudes from Mom and Dad’s Actions
All You Need Is Love
Our granddaughter Gracie is now 16 months of age and a delightful buzzsaw of activity.
Butterflies and Backdoors
With five children still at home, their friends come in like mosquitoes in Louisiana; you just try to ignore the buzz and hope they don’t eat too much.
Child Labor
Dad always had a mischievous habit of asking visiting children (of all ages) a question: “Hey little man, what do you do for a living?”
Child Training Marathon
Deb and I were teaching several seminars in a one-hundred-mile radius. One family requested that we stay with them the entire week and critique their child training.
Daddy’s Little Man
James, my husband, and Jeremiah James, our 19-month-old son, are two peas in a pod; they are together all the time, either working or playing.
Different Techniques to Control Parents
...Children (as well as adults) throw fits as a means of controlling the actions of others. Your daughter screams and runs away because it works in reducing the pain...
Epistles Epitomize Parental Performance
“Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables...
Fetch Disabled
The story you are about to read is based on a true story. The dog’s name was changed to protect his dignity.
Getting in Tune
Just this week, I heard a mother tell with amusement how her son had announced that he was going to be a musician—a guitarist.
Great Expectations
In addition to your letters, we are prepped by the real life experiences that confront us daily. Our contacts with families provide us with many examples of parenting. We are alternately blessed and saddened by what we see.
How Early Should I Start Training?
At what age should I start disciplining my children?
At what age should I start homeschooling?
At what age should I begin teaching my children to work?
