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Moral Challenges for Young Children

One of our jobs as parents is to pass on some moral and ethical training for our children. This can be tough when they are young and may not developmentally be able to grasp the moral implications of some of their actions. A prime example of this can be “sharing”–it seems to be one of those things we start working on when our children are tiny and it can be a really tough moral lesson to learn. As a matter of fact, it seems to be one of those childhood lessons that needs be learned and re-learned! I thought I … Continue reading →

We’re Broke! Why Do We Need a Financial Planner? Part 2

Once you have made the commitment to achieving financial independence and have selected your advisor, the next step is the discovery interview. It is at this point that your planner will be attempting to ascertain how you feel about money. While that may sound pretty straightforward, money is a highly charged matter for most of us; it has come to represent many of the key structures of our lives—like security, safety, power, prestige, independence, and even love. In American society, money—how much we have, how we earn it, and how we spend it—has become a stand-in for our moral character. … Continue reading →

The Temple is Not the End of the Road

From the time our children are born, we teach them about the importance of the temple. We want to impress upon them the sacred nature of that beautiful building and inspire them to marry there for time and all eternity. When the day arrives and you see your child, dressed in white, take the hand of the one they have chosen and become man and wife, you sigh with contentment. Mission accomplished. However, this is where we get into trouble. Far too many of our young people are of the belief that if they get married in the temple, all … Continue reading →

Once Upon a Day – Lisa Tucker

The characters in Lisa Tucker’s Once Upon a Day immediately sucked me into their world. This story is told through the point of views of many interesting characters. Stephen was a doctor, and quite happy in his life until his lost his wife and daughter in a car accident. Because he couldn’t save them, he gave up medicine and began driving a cab. Dorothea is a twenty-three year old woman who has never before left home, gone to school, or had a friend. She’s been raised with her brother in The Sanctuary, by her father and grandmother. While she’s had … Continue reading →

Dinner Discussions 2007 Week 33

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson thirty-three for all those in Senior Primary and older. The Junior Primary and Nursery lessons are based on week thirty-two. You may also want to talk about how school is going for your family and review any principles you cover in family home evening this week. If you have a child in Nursery or Sunbeams he learned to be thankful for food and clothing. The children discussed the different places that food comes from including both plants and animals. They then learned the story of Elijah and the widow of Zarephath. The … Continue reading →

Wisdom Is Learned Through Experience

Several years ago, I was taught that wisdom is different from knowledge and understanding. I was told that wisdom is something that can only be learned individually through personal experience. This means that wisdom doesn’t come from a book or through information that someone else tells you—you have to learn, feel and experience some of life’s wisest lessons on your own. As a parent, it can be mighty tough to allow our children the space and support to develop their own lessons for wisdom. I have often wondered what’s the point of my having learned so much and been through … Continue reading →

Sometimes We Have to Let Things Happen

I puzzled and mulled over what to title this blog and all I could come up with was that sometimes, as parents, we have to allow things to happen to and for our children without interfering. This doesn’t mean that we let them burn their hand on the stove in order to learn that it is hot and will hurt them, nor does it mean that we let them get hit by a car in order to learn to stay out of the road. BUT, there are times, when the best thing we can do as caring parents is to … Continue reading →

Teaching Kids the Responsibilities That Come With Freedom

Growing children have a natural tendency to believe that they are the center of the universe and that they have natural entitlements. I recently heard someone referring to my teenager’s generation as the generation of entitlements. With so much opportunity and stuff so readily available, it can be incredibly hard for modern parents to convey the responsibilities and sense of duty that go hand-in-hand with freedom, privileges and rights. Privileges and freedoms definitely come with responsibility and the need to have an understanding and appreciation for the realities of such freedom. For example, teaching our children the histories and reasons … Continue reading →

LDS Families and Fitness

We have been counseled to take care of our bodies. It is important to stay in good physical condition because this allows us to serve other better. It also helps us to have peace, contentment and better health. The church has a program, which is a physical fitness challenge. You can set up a rewards program so that as each family member reaches a certain level they will receive something. This program is available at www.providentliving.org, along with several articles about good physical fitness. One of the challenges in physical fitness is finding the time to complete the exercise programs, … Continue reading →

School Problems Have Changed

Have you ever thought about how much schools have changed in the last fifty years or so. I had realized that the challenges faced by kids today are much greater then twenty or even ten years ago. But when I came across this chart, which shows a survey of schoolteachers from an article titled “School Violence Prevention: Strategies to Keep Schools Safe,” by Snell and Volokh, I was surprised at how much times have changed. Biggest Problems Faced In Schools 1940 1990 talking out of turn chewing gum making noise running in the halls cutting in line dress-code violations littering … Continue reading →