March 2019 - Growing Families Educational Services

28 Mar 2019

Help! I Don’t Know How to Use the Funnel!

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Bed Time, Boundaries, Child Training, Freedoms, Melt Downs | 0

The concept of the funnel in parenting seemed easy enough to understand. The visual picture of the funnel showed me that tight boundaries in the early years would open up as the child demonstrated responsibility and maturity. Applying this concept … Read More

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22 Mar 2019

Turn Transitions into Memorable Milestones

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Transitions | 0

I still remember the scene: I was standing in my kitchen surrounded by cardboard boxes, packing tissue was scattered across the floor, my ankles were swollen from 7 months of pregnancy, and there in the screen of my video monitor … Read More

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18 Mar 2019

Tune your Transitions

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Middle Years, Transitions | 0

The passage of one stage to another, this is the definition of a transition. Parenting is full of transitions, which means parenting is full of challenges. While transitions are challenging, they are also needed and beautiful. Allow me to use … Read More

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11 Mar 2019

Where to Begin Building Loving Sibling Relationships

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Family Identity | 0

Where do you begin when trying to build strong relationships among your children? Why not start with love? More specifically, start by teaching your children what God says a loving relationship looks like, as outlined in 1 Corinthians 13. … Read More

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5 Mar 2019

Never Complain About What You Permit

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Complaining, Sign Language, Whining | 0

As parents, we do not like whining in our children. I think it’s obvious that whining children often become complaining adults. How do you prevent that trajectory? Nipping whining in the bud as soon as you notice it is the … Read More

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