When Your Child is Sick
Natural Medicine at Home: For coughs: I have serious anxiety when my children start coughing, I know it sounds ridiculous but it’s true. My neurosis is partially due to my third child who would go from a cough to not breathing in less than an hour, due to his asthma, but I do still recognize that I have a problem. However, because of this anxiety I have loads of suggestions on how to naturally stop a cough or at least subdue it. Here they are: Have a vaporizer in your their room. Best money...
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Literacy 1. Literacy Rich Environment: The biggest teaching reading advice I can give parenting of pre-schooler, is to have a literacy rich environment for your kids. Have books easy to grab and read if you have a few minutes. Play games that encourage phonetic awareness. My second child thrived on games and seriously about 90% of his pre-school education was game related. Here are some other ideas I do with my kids: 2. Don’t Stop Reading to Your Child: Studied show that reading to your child...
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Making Time For Each Child: We have a large family, so making time for each child’s individual needs can be tricky. I wouldn’t say that my husband and I have mastered it by any means but we have learned a few things along the way that may help. One idea is my husband takes each child out for breakfast on the day (1st or 14th, etc.) they were born each month. We both look for opportunities to take the kid on little dates. It may be a walk to the park, a quick trip to get a slurpee, throwing the...
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Biblical Training: Of all the topics of parenting this is the one that I am the most passionate about. I don’t think there is one set formula to spiritually train a child. I think the important thing is to be diligent in trying. My philosophy of Biblical education for my family is from Deuteronomy 11:18-20: “Fix these words of Mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at...
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Discipline Ideas: Children Don’t Fit in a Box: One thing having a couple of children will teach you is that they are all unique and need to be parented as individuals. What is effective for my first born was not effective at all for my third child. Get creative! Strategize with friends. Ask for other ideas. If your current ways of showing love or correction are not working, look for other strategies. Become a student of your children. Learn what makes them tick. Look for ways to build them up...
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