For many children, the most important role models are their parents and caregivers because they help shape how they behave in school, relationships, or when making difficult decisions. … Read More
Category: Parenting
One of the benefits of setting long-term goals is that it will help her learn to set appropriate benchmarks. Each year will bring a new sub-goal along the path to 'becoming'. … Read More
How To Nurture Your Child’s Talents What did Albert Einsteen’s mother do? Pauline Einstein was a very well educated and quiet woman who had an inclination towards the arts. When her duties in the household allowed it she was an assiduous and good piano player. She made her son Albert begin with violin lessons at the age of five. Her patience was characteristically for Pauline. Pauline and Maja moved first to Milan in the same year and one year later also to Pavia. Albert stayed with relatives in Munich to complete his education there. The separation from her son was … Read More
At the mention of the term “single mom” (and nowadays “single dad”) most people see a mess. There is an image that society has painted about single moms and dads – like they have done the worst sin in society. Finding myself on my own as a single mom was not an easy transition; it didn’t matter the circumstances behind my status or what hardships or mistakes led me to my position in life. In many circumstances, life bogs single moms and dads down as they work hard to manage this (single parent) position as they make ends meet. https://youtu.be/nNiLK67mrOs?si=O_Qf90wSEw4_7r_R … Read More
From a 2020 new-year conversation with my two-decades’ best friend from high school, it dawned on me that parenting has come with extra gracing for me as it should for parents the world over. My bestie, in a WhatsApp chat commented that I am good with parenting my kids – and while it has not been easy at all, it made me reflect on parenting choices and tools I have used in my 17-years of parenting. https://youtu.be/nNiLK67mrOs?si=Aa2CCKlSg7p-_Rm6 In 2008, when my daughter was about 5 years old, I made a deliberate decision to learn more (through books and parents ahead of … Read More
Here, we delve deep into the heart of parenting through the lens of faith, love, and Biblical wisdom. Let’s embark on this journey together, embracing the joys and challenges of parenthood with the Holy Spirit as our guide. … Read More