How to get your kids to obey

How to get your kids to obey

 Articles Age-appropriate goals for instilling an important virtue. In the first of two articles mother of five, Mary Cooney, talks about what can be expected of young children. As we strive to develop the virtue of obedience in our children, we need to keep in...
Pre-marriage Questions to Ask

Pre-marriage Questions to Ask

 Articles Couples can invest better in their futures by asking more of the tough questions. In a world where divorce is rife, maybe young people feel that they can apply their “go with the flow” and “it’ll be right” attitudes to marriage. Wrong. The break-up of a...
The lost world of Ramona Quimby

The lost world of Ramona Quimby

 Articles Why do Beverly Cleary’s young characters seem to have more time? “I think children today have a tough time, because they don’t have the freedom to run around as I did—and they have so many scheduled activities.” That was Beverly...
Family Movies

Family Movies

 Articles Many families sit together for a weekly family movie night. It is a great time to relax, watch a great movie and maybe have some popcorn. Well-chosen movies provide enjoyment, insight and criteria. They also act as powerful role models for our children....
The Importance of Reading

The Importance of Reading

 Articles We can always know more and better. As human beings we are open to the infinite, although we cannot contain it all. Reading can be much more than a pleasant pastime. It can be a preparation for life. Good books challenge, thrill, excite and awaken us to...
Handy advice for parents overwhelmed by their kids’ media world

Handy advice for parents overwhelmed by their kids’ media world

 Articles Parents raising children today are internet savvy and well able to keep up with their kids in this area. Right? Wrong. A recent survey by the Pew Research Centre in the US shows that “only 61 percent of parents check the websites their teens are...
The Perfect Parent Lives in Timbuktu (and is likely a Sasquatch!)

The Perfect Parent Lives in Timbuktu (and is likely a Sasquatch!)

 Articles I haven’t met the perfect parent. It’s not me. It’s likely not you either. But that’s ok. Children are born of love, not perfection. Still, sometimes we wonder if there is a scientific formula for being the perfect parent, a special combination of...
The Consequence of Consequences

The Consequence of Consequences

 Articles When talking about changing behaviour, I typically focus on preventing bad behaviour and teaching good behaviour. I believe this is where we should always put the majority of our effort. However, since the days of the Garden of Eden, even the perfect...
Family Rules: The Power of “WE”

Family Rules: The Power of “WE”

Articles Family Rules: The Power of “WE” Every healthy family lives by a set of rules in the home, some high standards for attitudes and conduct directed toward the welfare of others. When children live by these standards every day for years, they gradually–with...
Born to Serve, Not to Shop – Effective Parenting in a Nutshell

Born to Serve, Not to Shop – Effective Parenting in a Nutshell

Articles Born to Serve, Not to Shop – Effective Parenting in a Nutshell The real evil of materialism is not the pursuit of things. It is, rather, seeing and treating other people as things–and therefore putting things ahead of people. Youngsters with a...