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July 25, 2017 by: Susan Scott

Kids Need to Play

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Your mother-in-law is pressuring you to prove homeschooling works. Or you see kids in the homeschool co-op who are doing high school level work at 10 years old and feel like your kids are not measuring up. Yet in your heart of hearts, you know: kids need to play and explore. Somehow, all this advanced book learning seems shallow and robot-like. You want to nurture every aspect of your child’s potential but sometimes you feel pressured to prove you’re doing a good job homeschooling by making sure the kids are scoring above grade level on standardized tests.
Trust your instincts, mom. [Read more…]

May 18, 2016 by: Susan Scott

9 Parenting Hacks to Raise Cooperative Kids

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You can raise kids who are cooperative, fun, respectful and obedient without fear of turning them into repressed robots.
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1. Respect them Respect their God-given individuality, their interests, their gifts. They may not be like you. They may not perform the way you want them to. They may not like the things you like. They are not meant to be mini-me’s.

2. Affirm their worth and dignity. They need to know they are valued. Listen to what they have to say, give them your full and undivided attention. Ask questions about what is important to them. This is a sure way to build a stronger, more respectful and cooperative relationship. [Read more…]

April 27, 2016 by: Susan Scott

Change 2 Simple Words and Stop Daily Struggles Over Lessons

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Stop using these 2 simple words and you can defeat the daily battle of wills over school lessons.

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March 22, 2016 by: Susan Scott

Master These 3 Things and your Homeschool will Rock

Christian homeschooling is about more than a good education. In order to truly be successful, we need to work on something deeper than math facts and writing skills. [Read more…]

March 1, 2016 by: Susan Scott

How to raise a boy who is one in a million

Of the 21 million boys ages 10 to 19 in the United States, only ¼ of 1% (about 54,000) become Eagle Scouts in any given year. Alright, so maybe that doesn’t equal one in a million, but Eagle Scouts truly stand out from their peers.

Why is that a big deal? [Read more…]

February 26, 2016 by: Susan Scott

The Secret to Emotionally Healthy Kids

As Christians we are called to “…provoke not your children to wrath; but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” Ephesians 6:4. We are commanded to raise our child with love, understanding, and discipline. It can be a real balancing act. We should not “provoke them to wrath” with unrealistic or harsh expectations and punishments, yet we need to instill discipline, respect and obedience.

How do we find that balance? [Read more…]

June 25, 2015 by: Susan Scott

Dressing Your Kids for Success

Raising godly children can be compared to buying clothes for them. The TV and magazines they see and the stores they browse will determine which styles they gravitate toward. In similar fashion, the people they hang around with, the ideas and worldviews they are exposed to, and the experiences they have will shape the people they become. [Read more…]

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