Laying the foundation your children need to develop and grow as God designed them to, isn’t something we always consider. In fact, often times I find myself sitting back and just being glad that my kids are doing what they “should” be doing or what they have been told to do. After all, why mess…
Obedience… I was struck recently by something that maybe should be a given, but I don’t think it really is in our culture. The issue that spoke to me was that of obedience, obedience specifically as it relates to God and my relationship with Him. Obedience Is not about “Do this or else” but an…
Teaching our Children the Value of Quiet (and Boredom too) Melissa and Dave’s Keynote address #2 at the BC Christian Home Educators Conference I believe that there is incredible potential for us to grow our children and a vital need for us to teach them how to embrace and look for opportunity in times of…
Click here to listen Rules – Relationship = Rebellion Exploring how rules impact our tendency as human beings to rebel – toward our parents and even towards God. Keynote address at CHEC (Christian Home Educators Conference) For articles on this check out these links: The Heart of Discipline: The Principle of New Covenant Parenting –…
The DFR Podcast team discusses and gives tools for Helping our kids balance digital devices in their lives. Podcast #65: Face Time vs. Screen Time – Helping Kids Achieve Electronic-Digital Balance http://traffic.libsyn.com/doingfamilyright/DFR65.m4a Originally posted on HERE on the DFR site. For more info follow these links: 6 Step guide to Social Media…
A Parent’s Response To their Children’s Porn Use As parents it can be VERY hard to navigate different things with our children. Few things can cause us fear and trauma like finding out one of our children is looking at pornography. The podcast attached will help give you the words and a plan of action…
Its far too easy to get preoccupied with “Doing” daily tasks and the outward behaviour of our children where we lose sight of who are kids are, and the incredible value of quiet time and “being” in their presence. This is a video clip from our full talk at the Christian Homeschoolers Education Conference…
Redefining Boredom Lets learn to hear the word “boredom” as a positive instead of a negative! When our kids say they are bored, lets see it as an opportunity to connect with them and to build into our relationship with them. This is a video clip from our full talk at the Christian Homeschoolers Education…
The Heart of Discipline The Principle of New Covenant Parenting – How Rules Relate to Rebellion The Heart of Discipline – The Principle of New Covenant Parenting and How Rules Relate to Rebellion One of my goals as a parent is to see my children be well-behaved and function well in society. I remember being…
3 Reasons Doing “Devotions” With Your Spouse is Difficult And 6 Ways to Help 3 Reasons Doing “Devotions” with your spouse is difficult and 6 ways to help Living a mutually beneficial life of devotion to Jesus as a couple is a beautiful thing to see. I’ve seen many couples do this and asked some…