We love the fun parades, barbecues, and fireworks, but here are some ideas to teach the real meaning of the holiday!
Posts in the "Teaching Values" category:
Don’t Fix the Pains of Summer
In the spirit of encouraging growth and freedom, I’ve made a list of things I will not fix for my kids this summer…
Simple but Powerful Easter Week Ideas
Easter can be simple, cheap, and oh-so-meaningful. Here are Saren’s favorite ideas for easy, Christ-focused Easter traditions.
Three Steps to Helping Kids Love Giving
It’s so fun to see our kids’ excitement when they’re opening gifts. But it’s oh-so beautiful to see our kids delight as they GIVE gifts. Here are some simple ways to help your kids get excited about giving.
The $100 Allowance
In this humorous and inspiring essay, author Amy Makechnie shares her experience of giving her thirteen-year-old daughter a lump sum allowance for the year and watching life lessons unfold.
Are You Raising Cool Kids?
What does it mean to be “cool”? What message should we be sending our children?
Simple Ideas for Teaching Values
This 7-minute TV interview with Power of Families Director Saren Loosli offers easy but meaningful ways to help your children embrace the values of hard work, love, and kindness.
Easy Ways to Instill Positive Character Traits – Episode 27
In this week’s episode, NYT #1 Bestselling Authors Richard and Linda Eyre offer simple ways that we can proactively teach our children about honesty, kindness, respect and other values/character traits that will bring them happiness and success.
A Simple System to Teach about Choices and Consequences
Are your children shocked by the consequences of their actions? Try this simple system to help them connect their choices with the consequences they experience.
Parenting Strong-Willed Children – Episode 25
In response to questions from readers, Saren offers concrete ideas for how we can work more effectively with children who are strong-willed, opinionated, and/or stubborn and who we clash with all too often.
Why Families Need Nature – Episode 18
Saren shares what her family gained through the wild and wonderful adventure of spending a month visiting 12 National Parks. The principles offered apply to all families whether they’d like to do a big trip or simply spend a little more time outside together as a family.
Helping Our Children Be More Grateful – Episode 10
Saren and her sister Shawni (who runs the popular blog, 71 Toes), discuss simple ways to help our children appreciate all that they have and experience the joy of gratitude more fully.
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