Parent / Child Relations
Bad Days?
“Do I ever have a day where everything goes wrong and the children will not stop crying?” I sure do.
Becoming a Bear
Not much scares me. I’m a young man, strong, fast, sharp, on the edge. I’ve hunted crocodiles out of dugout canoes in piranha-infested waters in the middle of the night.
Broken Circles
The names and some details have been changed to protect the guilty, but the events are true.
Capture the Moment
Tying strings of fellowship with your children is your most certain tool for keeping their hearts.
Child Training Marathon Revisited and Updated
Fifteen years ago, when Deb and I were much younger, a homeschooling family invited us to stay with them for an entire week to critique their child training methods. We had several seminars scheduled for that week, all within a...
Church or Children?
...I’m planning on homeschooling and am wondering if you had a “rule of thumb” as to how involved you were in your church when you were homeschooling and also having small children...
Cloistered Homeschool Syndrome
The Foger family came to stay with us one spring about 12 years ago while they were on furlough from Mozambique.
Consistency
A parent describes her dilemma: “I get so frustrated with the children. No matter how many times I tell them or spank them, they just do the same thing again. We just go round' and round'."
Dad's Daughter
Dad, you must get this one right. If you mess up here, all that you have invested in your daughter could be wasted on a dud.
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.
