walls
quotes
On honoring how unique each child is:
talents praise
star of the month
awards
instilling confidence
five-facet reviews
Teaching hard work:
hard work & independence parenting breakthrough
hard work
enjoying the journey (working with kids)
On creating a family identity:
family mottosfamily home evening
family traditions
Christmas traditions
stories
The importance of putting your husband first:
my "number one"
Q & A -- the boys
On soaking in the moments:
cherishing the "doing" my "number one"
Q & A -- the boys
On soaking in the moments:
cherishing the moments
little things
Embracing the "big talk":
the "big talk"
On giving ownership:
ownership of goalsownership of arguments (the "fighting bench" explanation is near the end of this linked post)
On letting go and letting kids grow into themselves:
bitter-sweet {from babies to teenagers} it is happening.
"big" kids
last baby
uncharted territory
holding on
Heart Attack
Balance:
CHOOSE the best partthe myth of the "perfect mother"
Enough Already!
priorities
sacrifice and balance
Getting kids to help out:
Tutors & Tuteessummer paint project
Children for Children concert
finally...another boy in the family
service
Fostering imagination and creativity:
storiesmirror land
make-believe
"secret" club
Fostering faith in children:
"Fasting Club"--(includes "family testimony meeting")once upon a time...
once upon a time (part 2)
Knowing when to back off:
when to meddle cheaters and battles
lesson learned
Being your OWN kind of "best mom:"
"library mom"
Money:
money mattersmoney matters (part 2)
Q & A -- travel & money
Organization ideas:
post-school filing system
How much to push:
superior motherhood average vs. extraordinary...what I learned from battle hymn of the tiger mother
to push or to praise...finding the balance between the two
Parenting children with special needs:
doctors and expertshigh(er) expectations
the children's hospital
circles and experts
Deliberate Mothering:
five-facet reviews
visions of teenagers
holiness in motherhood
enjoying the journey
entitlement
you be the judge: a new parenting book {entitlement}
getting out of personal ruts
parenting experts
surrendering
motherhood epiphanies
teenager offense
"One Word" focus (I have found that having one thing to focus on each year makes me a more deliberate mother):
2011 -- "Present"2010 -- "Focus"
2009 -- "Choose"
2008 -- "Be Still"
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