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The ABC’s for Godly Children Curriculum

Product:  The ABC’s for Godly Children Curriculum By:  Lindsey from Road to 31 Purpose:  To teach Godly character to little ones. Cost:  $8.00 each or $14.00 in a bundle. Synopsis: This is a teaching tool meant to aid in the Christian and Biblical education of young children (ages four to ten).  There is a separate curriculum for girls, The ABC’s For Godly Girls, and a separate curriculum for boys, The ABC’s For Godly Boys.  There are a variety of Biblical topics covered: Character Training Biblical Womanhood (The ABC’s For Godly Girls) Biblical Manhood (The ABC’s For Godly Boys) Doctrine Theology … Continue reading →

Teaching Mini Manners, Part 2

Manners to be enforced in preschool years: Do not make fun of someone’s appearance or call names: As mentioned, children are bound to say anything that crosses their minds. It is important to teach a child that insulting someone is unacceptable. A child may not understand she is insulting someone but only pointing out a fact such as someone has a large nose or is overweight. A child also may not understand that laughing at another person is hurtful. Children are egocentric and need constant direction in this area. Take swift action if your child insults another person or child. … Continue reading →

Teaching Discernment

As moms we feel the pressure to monitor everything our children watch, listen to or read. However, keeping up with a child on those issues can be very difficult. That is not to say it is impossible or should not be attempted. However, teaching children discernment will not only alleviate your stress and workload it will teach your child valuable skills. In my house, we have one TV so monitoring what my children see is very easy. However, there are times when I hear my oldest telling another to turn the channel due to a show’s content. This is fairly … Continue reading →

October 2010 General Conference-Courageous Parenting

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I have to admit that the idea of being a parent to teenagers terrifies me. Now, let me say, there are definitely things about it that are enticing too. But, for the most part, I’m terrified! Hopefully the years between now and then will provide me with added wisdom and knowledge to help my kids become well-rounded, decent people. I loved the talk in General Conference titled “Courageous Parenting” by Elder Larry R. Lawrence of the Seventy. While I am still a few years away from dealing with some of these issues, it gives me hope to know that we … Continue reading →

Teaching kids about teacher danger

I hate writing about this because I don’t want people to think I am anti teacher. That couldn’t be further from the truth. I think that most teachers are wonderful teachers who would give the shirt off their backs for their students. I would know, I was raised by one. However, it is hard to ignore all of the the incidents of teachers preying on and molesting children. Just this week, a Retired W. Pa. teacher was convicted on sex charges. A columbus Ohio teacher was caught sharing child pornograpy. Also a Florida teacht got 10 years for sex with … Continue reading →

Teaching Teens Modesty

Michele Cheplic did a story today about children running around naked in public. In the article, she asked the question, Do you let your youngster run around naked? My answer is, I never really had much control over it. Kids strip when you least expect them to. You have to slowly and subtly teach them modesty. Eventually, naked toddlers become half naked teens, and what they haven’t already learned about modesty, they need to learn fast. If you were smart, at some point during the tween years, you set rules for dressing. It probably helped that schools, or school programs … Continue reading →

Young Men: Teaching the Standards

One of the most important things you can to do to help your young man is to teach him the standards in the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet. The church will teach these standards at the Standards night activity every year, as well as during lessons on Sunday. However, these standards are most effective if taught in the home as well. Here are four easy ways to teach the standards to your young man. 1) The best way to teach the standards is to live them yourself. Your children are watching you, and will likely do the same things … Continue reading →

Should You Let Your Special Needs Child…gulp…Date?

If you’re like me, this topic makes you say, “Yikes.” There’s something really nerve-wracking about the idea that our special needs child might someday date. This is especially true for parents of children with cognitive disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, and so forth. These children can be particularly vulnerable and it’s hard to imagine them handling any kind of romantic friendship, no matter how innocent. (Let’s face it, it’s not always pleasant picturing our neuro-typical kids dating either.) Here are some tips I would offer: Don’t panic. First, recognize that often times these special adolescents don’t even … Continue reading →

Teaching Modesty: Creating a “Private Zone”

All children are vulnerable to predators—people who might want to take advantage of their innocence. Children on the autism spectrum and those with developmental delays are obviously even more at risk because of their inability to understand what behaviors are appropriate and inappropriate. An adult or older child might confuse a special needs child with terms that seem harmless like “friendship” or “hugs” or “secret.” And even if our children are never put in a dangerous situation, they could inadvertently embarrass themselves by exposing or talking about their private parts at improper times and places. Especially as our children approach … Continue reading →

Teaching Our Children Self-Respect

This is a continuation of Teaching Our Children Modesty. In addition to modesty, it’s important for our children to understand self-respect. In the same way we’ve shared modesty with our older son (our younger son is still very young), we plan to further elaborate on self-respect and respect for others. My hope is that we will be able to teach our boys how to be respectful toward their young lady peers so they are less likely to find a girlfriend who will be of too much temptation to sin by her influence of provocative actions and appearance. One way to … Continue reading →