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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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16 Oct 2018

Helping Out Around the Home Develops Character

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

Our children are born with the desire to do things on their own. A toddler will, when learning to eat on his own, often express “Me do it!” We have learned that there is wisdom in teaching certain tasks … Read More

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29 Aug 2018

Self Control

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Moral Training, Training | 0

Self-control, ugh! Who invited that party pooper? Honestly, wouldn’t you love to say anything, do anything, just let your emotions win? The trouble is, if we all did that there would be chaos 24/7. This is true in your home … Read More

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24 Aug 2018

FTO: Let’s Talk About Consequences…

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Moral Training, Training | 1

What is a parent to DO in response to the child’s failure to obey? This could be a really long discussion. First-time Obedience (FTO) training starts with training the child to come to the call of his name – that … Read More

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19 Aug 2018

A City Without Walls

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Moral Training, Training | 0

A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. Proverbs 25:28 Self-control seems to be a lost virtue in our culture of “whatever I want, whenever I want it”. But as you read that … Read More

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23 Jul 2018

First Time Obedience

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Heart Training, Moral Training, Speak Life | 0

“Yes, Mom. I’ll obey. Right away. All the way. The happy way.” What would you do if your six-year-old answered your instruction with this little mantra? What if I told you I know children who have done this? Would you … Read More

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18 Jul 2018

First-Time Obedience with Context

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Moral Training, Speak Life | 0

What does first-time obedience look like in your family today? After teaching GFI parenting classes for over 20 years, this is the question we began asking parents that were part of our Growing Kids God’s Way class. First-time obedience may … Read More

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13 Jul 2018

First-Time Obedience is Key

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Moral Training, Training | 0

Sometimes parenting can seem like playing a game of Whack-A-Mole. Like those little moles, seemingly unrelated attitudes and misbehaviors in our children can begin to pop up with increasing frequency. We deal with one, only to have another appear in … Read More

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23 Jun 2018

Boundaries

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Babies, Moral Training, Training | 0

Many of us have a love-hate relationship with boundaries, but the reality is that boundaries are a part of our adult lives on a daily basis. The speed limit signs dictate how fast we can drive on the highway, on … Read More

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4 Jun 2018

Keep Calm and Parent On!

by ContactMom.Life | posted in: Crying, Moral Training, Toddlers & Preschoolers | 0

I recently sent an SOS email to a seasoned Growing Families mom, Jill Everson. Our youngest, who is 4, was really struggling to gain self-control on her own. We would send her to “sit on the rug and gain self-control” … Read More

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