I loved reading the book The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell. I shared some general thoughts in a post last week. Now it’s time to get a little more practical. I have three kids in different phases, and here are a few practical ways this book hit home for me…
Splink 1: Get Rid of It Share an object lesson about sin and the guilt that comes with it. Ask a family member to put on a backpack. Sin is like a weight. Hold up a book and put it in the backpack. What is sin? (Breaking God’s rules) What are some sins…
Splink 1: Grace…a gift To help your kids understand the concept of grace, give each child a gift card to spend. Take them to the store (or a restaurant if that’s where it’s from) to let them use it. Talk about it: What did you do to earn the gift card? (Nothing; it…
Posted by Reggie Joiner | So how kind have your kids been lately? That is one of your goals as a parent right? Along with a good education, health, financial autonomy, faith in God, you hope your kids will be nice, at least some of the time. That’s because most of us believe life in…
Dr. Gary Chapman, speaker and best-selling author of The Five Love Languages, reveals the secret to loving children effectively. He talks through the 5 unique ways kids receive love and helps parents discover and speak in the love language their child will understand. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/305004998″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] How to listen: iTunes |…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on PsychCentral. New research finds that chronic bullying is related to lower academic achievement, a dislike of school, and low confidence by students in their own academic abilities. Investigators tracked hundreds of children from kindergarten through high school and found that nearly a quarter of kids…
Splink 1: Know the Way Make a matching game with simple truths about God’s way of salvation from sin. Get out the crayons and 16 post-it notes. Give each child two post-it notes and assign them an item to draw on the sticky side of both notes (the item is in italics in…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on MediaPost. According to a new study, most parents allow their children to take their Internet-connected devices to bed, but most also put a limit on how much time their children can spend using those devices per day. The study, conducted by OnePoll for Intel…
Posted by Carey Nieuwhof There’s an insecurity inside most of us that asks, “But, does he/she really love me?” It happens when you’re dating. Sometimes it still haunts you when you’re married. It follows you into your deep friendships. And it definitely makes its way into the heart of almost every child. I have NO…
Splink 1: Same/Different Do a simple (fun) experiment several times and see if you get the same results. (If you have several kids this works out well.) Items Needed: Cup or glass; liquid dishwashing detergent; 2 tablespoons of baking soda; vinegar; red food coloring (optional); baking pan (or do this in the sink)…