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Last updated on: November 16, 2018 at 8:47 pm by Sarah Hamaker
Stop Entertaining Your Kids! 2018-11-16T20:47:55+00:00 Sarah Hamaker
Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.
We parents are not responsible for our children’s entertainment.
All too often, we moms feel like it’s part of our mothering duty to entertain our kids, but it’s not. It’s our job to nurture, love and care for our kids, but entertain them? Nah, that’s their job. Kids, from infants to teens, are perfectly capable of entertaining themselves. But that doesn’t mean they will want to do the hard work of learning how. In this week’s video blog, I explain why and offer a solution to the “I’m bored” whine.
Thankfulness for Thanksgiving discusses ways for parents to encourage a heart of gratitude in their children at Thanksgiving and throughout the year.
Every year, Christmas decorations come out earlier and earlier. Have we forgotten how to celebrate Thanksgiving? This article reminds parents of how to teach our kids thankfulness.
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