For many of us, summer means big vacations, a series of camps, summer sports leagues, pool days, amusement parks and other excitement to make it memorable, meaningful and fun. While all those activities are wonderful, a question many parents ask us is, “How do we sustain the ‘fun’ on a day-to-day basis for the bulk of the summer?” Creating a summer filled with lasting memories doesn't require grand gestures or expensive trips. It's about discovering [...]
La vida es ajetreada. Con la escuela, los deportes y las actividades de los niños, nuestra vida diaria puede caracterizarse fácilmente como agitada y abrumadora. Aprender Chic-fil-a en el camino de la práctica puede convertirse fácilmente en la norma, en lugar de la excepción, para alimentar a todos los miembros de la familia. Sin embargo, descubrimos que sentarse juntos alrededor de la mesa durante las comidas puede tener un impacto significativo en su familia. La [...]
Life is busy. With school, kids sports and activities, our daily life can easily be characterized as hectic and overwhelming. Picking up Chic-fil-a on the way from practice can easily become the norm, rather than the exception, for getting everyone in the family fed. However, we discovered that sitting around the table together at meals can actually make a significant impact on your family. Current research shows that having a shared Family Mealtime has huge [...]
There is a significant link between the moral education of children and engaging whole brain learning that leads to greater emotional Intelligence and self-regulation. Raising morally responsive children can be a complex and challenging job, but it will not happen without intentionality on the part of mom and dad. To be intentional means you make the moral education of your children a priority by setting goals, establishing standards and a proactive plan. The significance of [...]
Existe un vínculo significativo entre la educación moral de los niños y el aprendizaje de todo el cerebro que conduce a una mayor inteligencia emocional y autorregulación. Criar niños moralmente receptivos puede ser un trabajo complejo y desafiante, pero no sucederá sin intencionalidad por parte de mamá y papá. Ser intencional significa que haces de la educación moral de tus hijos una prioridad al establecer metas, establecer estándares y un plan proactivo. La importancia de [...]
Parenting is a year-round process, yet summer brings a unique opportunity to amplify our parenting efforts. The relaxed pace of the season, with its sunshine and family activities, provides an ideal backdrop for “supercharging” our parenting initiatives while enjoying the fun of the season together. We’ve always been proponents of goal setting and planning, as evidenced in our Tuesday Letters. That’s why we’ve crafted a Summertime Checklist—a guide to help you prepare or revisit parenting strategies [...]
En nuestra carta de Five Minute Opportunity , discutimos la idea de crear un entorno que ayude a uno a someterse con éxito a las instrucciones de los padres al ofrecer una ventana de cumplimiento. Hay un cambio mental y emocional que ocurre durante esos cinco minutos. Similar a esa idea, una querida amiga nuestra compartió con nosotros una perla de sabiduría que había escuchado en un sermón en su iglesia y cómo la aplicó [...]
Zig Ziglar said children spell love T-I-M-E. We remember how hard it was when our boys were young to carve out time for them as we juggled work, housework, working out, errands, quiet time, kids’ activities and the list goes on. We did a lot of things with and for our kids, but the truth is that’s not the same as giving them time. With the spring activities gearing up, it’s important that kids know [...]
Zig Ziglar dijo que los niños deletrean amor T-I-E-M-P-O. Recordamos lo difícil que era cuando nuestros hijos eran pequeños sacar tiempo para ellos mientras hacíamos malabarismos con el trabajo, las tareas domésticas, el ejercicio, los mandados, el tiempo de silencio, las actividades de los niños y la lista continúa. Hicimos muchas cosas con y para nuestros hijos, pero la verdad es que no es lo mismo que darles tiempo. Con las actividades de primavera preparándose, [...]
In our Five Minute Opportunity letter, we discussed the idea of creating an environment that helps one successfully submit to parental instructions through offering a window of compliance. There is a mental and emotional shift that occurs during those five minutes. Similar to that idea, a dear friend of ours shared with us a pearl of wisdom she had heard in a sermon at her church and how she creatively applied it in her family [...]