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17 May 2020

Gender Identity in Young Children

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

Question: I hope you can help. My sister called me in a panic. She is concerned that her 5-year-old son seems to prefer playing with his sister’s dolls and dress-up clothes. With all the discussion of gender confusion and homosexuality, … Read More

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4 May 2020

Grief in a Pandemic

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

GRIEF: a deep and poignant distress, a natural response to loss. The emotional suffering one feels when something or someone you love is taken away. MOURNING: the act of sorrowing, a period of time during which signs of grief … Read More

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15 Jan 2020

What Do You Expect?

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

Our culture today encourages children to be isolated, self-focused, and entitled. In many ways, the digital age has not done any favors for parents. What about you? What do you expect? Are you allowing your children to be carried away … Read More

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31 Dec 2019

A Grand Vision

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Family Identity, Training | 1

Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. (Proverbs 29:18) As a new parent, you probably had visions of what your little one would grow up to be or … Read More

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28 Dec 2019

Begin As You Mean To Go

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

If only there were a GPS for parenting with turn by turn directions. Want a teachable moment with your teenager? Turn here. Your toddler throws a fit? Re-routing available. I’m so glad my husband and I found the … 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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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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2 Jan 2019

Memorials to God’s Faithfulness & Setting New Year’s Goals

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

Our children were toddlers and preschoolers when we first heard the idea of building a family record of God’s faithfulness with tangible reminders of stories from our lives. This idea came from the Growing Kids God’s Way segment, Memorials, and … Read More

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28 Nov 2018

Connect by Disconnecting – Replace Screen-time with Family Time

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Family Identity | 1

The internet and use of personal screen devices exploded during our kids’ teen years. We had successfully negotiated the perils of TV and done a pretty good job in general with parenting inside the funnel during their growing up years. Our … Read More

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12 Nov 2018

Are Your Children Ready For the Holidays?

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

Busy fall days are upon us and before we know it, the holidays will be here! No doubt you are already making preparations for Thanksgiving, planning events for the upcoming Christmas season, and making your gift shopping lists and checking … Read More

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