Life as a parent can be full of challenges. But as much as we are going through, our children also feel anxious, frustrated, hurt, and unsure at times, too. They are having their own tests and difficulties just as we have ours. After all, this is what life is all about. There is one thing… {read more}
Sharing the Love Series
10 Ways for Mom to Love Herself
This is the last article in my series Sharing the Love: 100 Ways for You and Your Kids to Make a Difference in the World. After listing many ideas for showing your kids love, and extending that love out to others, I would now like to end with some ideas for you to show love… {read more}
10 Hands-On Activities to Teach Children about Love
Love is a wonderful character trait to begin learning about if you are starting the journey of building character education into your family’s rhythm. Because kids have been hearing “I love you” for so long, they can begin to understand the feeling and the actions that go along with this character trait quite easily. This… {read more}
10 Acts of Love For The World
Though I generally focus our family’s acts of kindness on a more personal or local level, I also want my children to understand that they can do things to help people outside our community and even beyond our country’s borders. It feels a bit daunting to “serve the world” but the truth is that we… {read more}
10 Acts of Love for Your Neighborhood
Gone are the days when the we might knock on the door of a neighbor to borrow a cup of sugar. It’s just as easy (and a lot less intimidating) to drive to the store. It seems we live in a time when people stay inside and pretty much forget that we live in neighborhoods… {read more}
10 Ideas for Building a More Loving Extended Family
Do you live near your extended family? Or do you live in a whole different country, away from all relatives, like we do? Either way, there are many ways to foster close relationships between family members – even those who live very far apart. Here are ten ideas I am using to contribute to building… {read more}
10 Ways To Model A Loving Relationship To Your Kids
Modeling a loving relationship is possibly one of the best things we can do help set our children up for future relationship success. If we show them how to give and receive love with gratitude, patience, forgiveness, and trust, then they will have a powerful example to base their own actions and expectations on. Here… {read more}
10 Of The Best Children’s Books About Love
Now that I have given ideas about how to tell, show, and sing love to your kids, this week I am sharing 10 of my favorite books about love for children. Whether it is cuddled up on the couch, in bed feeling safe and loved, or revved up and ready to learn about life, reading… {read more}
