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What to do with a perfectionistic child?

By Amy on September 3, 2008

It’s BACKWARDS Works for Me Wednesday over at Rocks in my Dryer.  Backwards means I get to ask you a question and you get to tell me the answer!  I like this.
So, here’s my question for all you seasoned parents out there.  What do you do with a child who tends toward perfectionism?  They resist Continue reading...

Posted in Parenting Tips & Tools | Tagged Kids, Parenting Tips & Tools, perfectionism | 13 Responses

Praying for our children and husbands

By Amy on September 2, 2008

I find that a solid, consistent, uninterrupted prayer life is virtually impossible with small humans in the house.  But that’s just me.  Maybe I’m just easily distracted.  I suppose escaping to the closet, closing the door behind me and ignoring any pleas to be fed might be an option.  BECAUSE I’M PRAYING DARN IT!  Hmmm, Continue reading...

Posted in Kids, Love & Marriage, Parenting Tips & Tools | Tagged children, husband, Kids, prayer, praying | 2 Responses

Organized shmorganized

By Amy on August 22, 2008

So with the new school year upon us, I’m trying to get myself into a better routine. Except that switching from an 11:30 pm bedtime/7:00 am wakeup time to a 9:30 pm bedtime/5:30 am wakeup time is easier said than done. Why I decide to undertake such a monumental task in the Continue reading...

Posted in My Issues, My Life | Tagged children, Kids, Parenting Tips & Tools, Time Management | 1 Response

Where does he get this stuff?

Where does he get this stuff?

By Amy on August 13, 2008

So we’re eatin’ lunch today and here’s what my 5-year-old busts out with:
Him: “Grandmas are moms without rules.”
Me: “Oh, where did you hear that?”
Him: “Nowhere, I just thought of it.”

Posted in Kinda Comical, My Family, My Life | Tagged grandparenting, grandparents, Kids, Kinda Comical, Parenting Tips & Tools, parents | 2 Responses

She cracks. me. up.

She cracks. me. up.

By Amy on August 11, 2008

So I’m trying to get things organized around here before the school year overtakes us.  This morning we were in my daughter’s room.  She’s 8 and is just entering the “tween” stage.   Oh my. This gives me a little stress, but that’s another post.
Regardless of how much the two of us need to stick Continue reading...

Posted in Kinda Comical, My Family, My Life | Tagged collections, Kids, mothers, Organization, organizing, Parenting Tips & Tools, tweens | 5 Responses

A people-pleasing parent. Not a good combination.

By Amy on August 8, 2008

So I have this issue. (As if you didn’t know that.) I talked before about my people-pleasing tendencies, but now I’ve kicked it up a notch by having them WITH MY OWN CHILDREN. (Caps were probably not necessary there to get my point across because if you stop to think about it Continue reading...

Posted in My Issues, My Life | Tagged children, family, Kids, parent, Parenting Tips & Tools, Relationships | 3 Responses

My year away

By Amy on August 5, 2008

I stopped blogging between May 2007 and July 2008.  Following is a list of posts explaining my absence:

My dark year of the soul
The bright spot in my dark year
My rock bottom

Posted in Love & Marriage, My Life, Pastors, Pastors' Wives | Tagged depression, Kids, ministry, Pastors, pastors_wives, pregnancy | 6 Responses

Homeschooling for Free: 20 Science Resources

By Amy on August 2, 2008

Check out all the posts covering multiple subjects in the Homeschooling for Free series.

KidsHealth – health info, games, recipes, resources & activities about kids from birth to adolescence; sections for kids, teens & parents
Women in Science – biographies of women who made a difference in science
Science News for Kids – “Our goal is to offer Continue reading...

Posted in Homeschooling, Science | Tagged anatomy, astronomy, biology, Education, Free, Homeschooling, Kids, learning, Science | 3 Responses

Homeschooling for Free: 31 Social Studies Resources

By Amy on August 2, 2008

Check out all the posts covering multiple subjects in the Homeschooling for Free series.

Countries & Cultures Coloring Pages -multiple pages for several countries
Xpeditions Lesson Plans – geography lesson plans organized by grade; by National Geographic
Colouring Book of Flags – printable black & white images of just about every flag in the world
The Learning Calendar – Continue reading...

Posted in Homeschooling, Social Studies | Tagged Education, Free, geography, history, Homeschooling, Kids, learning, social_studies | Leave a response

Homeschooling for Free: 33 Literature Resources

By Amy on August 2, 2008

Check out all the posts covering multiple subjects in the Homeschooling for Free series.

BOOK IT! – read books, get pizza…what could be better?
Lookybook – read picture books online
Easy Chapter Books – a list for children who are “ready to graduate out of Readers but…not yet ready for full-fledged chapter books”
100 Books Every Child Should Read Continue reading...

Posted in Homeschooling, Literature | Tagged book_lists, Education, Free, Homeschooling, Kids, learning, literature | 2 Responses

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