ContactMom.Life, Author at Growing Families Educational Services

6 Nov 2019

Picky Eating: Food Preference or Health Issue?

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Mealtime Manners | 1

Food and fellowship. In the home, this is mealtime. Training our children in civility at the dinner table starts young. Most families have mealtime rules like: Food goes in your mouth, not on the floor Hands rest on the sides … Read More

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3 Nov 2019

Healthy Eating starts at H.O.M.E.

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Mealtime Manners | 1

Healthy eating isn’t easy for adults so why would it be easy for kids? Our kids’ eating habits will be a reflection of what we model. True confession: I used to think a piece of bologna, canned peas, and some … Read More

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30 Oct 2019

Thanksgiving Traditions

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

I grew up loving holidays. My mom decorated the house, made special food, and created memories that tied me back to my family even when I had a family of my own. When it was my turn to make those … Read More

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20 Oct 2019

Tethering Hearts

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Child Training | 0

Do you ever wonder if you hold your child’s heart? Or worry that you don’t? As parents, one of our biggest desires is to know that our teaching and wisdom is sinking deeply into our children’s hearts from the time … Read More

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15 Oct 2019

Trust…Build Your Parenting Paradigm on It

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Family | 0

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 I still remember her words today. A simple card … Read More

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7 Oct 2019

When Bottle Feeding Was Not the Plan

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Babies | 4

I cried as I drove home that day. It happened again. No, it was not the first time I heard harsh words directed at me, nor would it be the last. She thought she was being helpful. She thought I … Read More

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29 Sep 2019

The Daycare Challenge

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Community | 0

Preschools and day-cares provide a necessary service to families where both parents must work outside the home. In most cases, preschool staffers are dedicated and caring individuals who hold a child’s best interest at heart. We have friends around the … Read More

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24 Sep 2019

Babies and Playpens

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Babies, Boundaries | 0

Looking back on our parenting, there are things we are thankful we did, and using a playpen with our babies is one of them! Our oldest daughter was three weeks old when we moved in with my parents. Our … Read More

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16 Sep 2019

Reflections…Children Mirror Their Parents

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Child Training | 0

“My kids are always whining.” “I don’t know why they can’t get along with each other!” “My kids are always grumpy.” “Why are they yelling?” Sound familiar? What if the dilemma is not with your children but with the person … Read More

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8 Sep 2019

Is Proverbs 22:6 a Promise or a Probability?

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Training | 0

Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it. Is Proverbs 22:6 a promise of salvation or an implied probability? Simply stated, it is neither; it is a … Read More

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