Bible Book Club
Donate

Blog Category

Parenting

Parenting

Own Your Family Calendar or it Will Own You

I took this guest post from my husband Mark’s book All Pro Dad . Earlier this week, I was feeling particularly overwhelmed because of typical “Susan” overcommitments and just happened to whine about it to Mark. He reminded me that I own the family calendar. So here are his words of wisdom… If you’re a parent, you probably have more than one job and certainly wear many hats. As a parent, you must have the mind-set that being a mom or dad is your most important job. Most CEOs have certain management responsibilities. As CEO of your family, part of your responsibility is to manage your children well. A mother or father has to have a manager mind-set. Let me illustrate. How do you handle management at the work? You probably meet regularly with those who report directly to you and spend time training them. Your goal is to train them so well that they’ll be able to take your job one day and hopefully do an even better job than you did. You are also sensitive about how they spend their time to ensure they are being as productive as possible. You do your best to manage your time well and …

Read Post →

Parenting

How to Teach Good Character to Kids

Good character… it’s something all moms want their children to have. But how do you teach it? Watch the video below then check out all of iMOM’s Good Character for Kids series. Next, download the printable tiles to post around your house, or to give to your children. Here are just a few of our Good Character for Kids printables!

Read Post →

Parenting

Fashionably Wasted

This makes me very sad. It used to make me mad, now it’s just sad. We are killing our kids by making drinking and smoking marijuana fashionable and tolerantly illegal (meaning very little legal ramification if caught). I have featured Urban Outfitters apparel above, but there are other companies with similar products. You can read the latest 11 Urban Outfitters Controversies here–they like to push the envelope more than most. I envision the creators/owners/designers of Urban Outfitters as over-aged rebellious wanna-be teens intent on profiting from their mistakes by leading others down the same path. Certainly, they are a conscienceless group. There is another way to make money, they are just enjoying being too wasted to care. Compare Urban Outfitters to Blake Mycoskie, the founder of Tom’s Shoes. Tom’s Shoes appeals to the same target market of the population, 18 to 30 year olds, but he has made giving to the poor fashionable. For every pair of shoes you buy, he gives one away for free. Choices–it is all about choices. Nations, companies, families, and individuals all make choices every day for good or for bad. There is no neutral choice and every choice has the potential to effect someone else. Some of …

Read Post →

Parenting

3 Reasons Why Kids Cheat

Whether cheating stems from laziness, fear of disappointing, or pressure from parents, the temptation to cheat is everywhere! Help your children understand your views on cheating with iMOM’s I Will Not Cheat Pledge.

Read Post →

Parenting

How Parents Make Their Kids Hate Sports

Organized sports for kids, whether it’s baseball, soccer, or lacrosse, can be great at teaching them teamwork and discipline. But that benefit can quickly be lost when a mom or dad do things that can make a child hate competing. So avoid these seven things parents do to make your kids hate sports.

Read Post →

Parenting

Teach Your Child How To Manage Time

I have an ulterior motive for teaching my kids to manage time well—They’ll have more time for me! It’s true. As my kids have aged their academics and extracurricular activities have squeezed out family time. There are a lot of opportunities out there and most kids get involved or over-involved. If you add a cell phone to all of that, a lot of kids can run out of time, and “Lost time is never found again,” as Benjamin Franklin said. So manage the family calendar and teach your child how to manage time with these four tips from Lesson 2 of Every School Year Counts (a free e-book). Download Lesson 2 below.

Read Post →