My husband and I recently adopted my sixteen-year-old nephew. This is a likable young man who does not get into trouble, is easy-going, and has been raised as a Christian. He has, however, quite possibly the laziest mind I have ever seen. I suspect that when he was being raised, television and videos served as [...]

How can you provoke your child into anger (Ephesians 6:24)? by John MacArthur Here are some easy steps: 1. Spoil him. 2. Give him everything he wants, even more than you can afford. Just charge it so you can get him off your back. 3. When he does wrong, nag him a little but don’t [...]

Taken from the John MacArthur web site: One father said, “My family’s all grown, and the kids are all gone. But if I had to do it all over again, this is what I’d do. 1. I would love my wife more in front of my children. 2. I would laugh with my children more—at [...]

One way to introduce small children to sewing is to use plastic canvas with yarn and a large plastic needle. The needle is not sharp and the holes in the canvas are large. When my daughter was 2 we bought her some plastic canvas and needles and just let her play with them. At that [...]

I am looking for a child-training book to recommend to new mothers. I deliver gift baskets to moms in the hospital who have undergone a traumatic child-birth (prematurity, abnormality, etc). The basket includes various materials and information to encourage nurturing and bonding, as well as reading material and various freebies for mom and baby. I [...]

1. Do not let your child be a passive observer. If you read to him, ask him questions about what he has heard. Tell him to narrate the material back in his own words. Make him address any moral value issues which may come up. Develop his mind, not simply in the direction of absorbing, [...]

The book Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think and What We Can Do About It by Jane Healy was recommended to me as a discussion of why even educational TV can have negative effects on children. I was going to go out and buy it, but I noticed on the amazon.com review that the book [...]

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Dear Laurie, My parents live together with my brother’s family. My brother has a 4 years old daughter. Only my mother is a believer, but she is an isolated believer. She became a Christian only a year ago or so. She would like to teach my niece about God and according to Christian values, but [...]