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How to get my kids do what I ask?
Getting your kids to do what you ask involves effective communication, setting clear expectations, maintaining a positive and respectful relationship, and using appropriate discipline strategies. Here are some tips to help you achieve this:
Help Overcome Learning Anxiety
Learning anxiety, also known as school or test anxiety, can be a significant challenge for children and can hinder their academic progress and overall well-being. Here are some strategies to help your children overcome learning anxiety:
What is adaptive Learning?
Adaptive learning is an educational approach that uses technology to personalize the learning experience for each individual student based on their abilities, preferences, and progress. It leverages data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning to adapt and modify the content, pace, and instructional strategies to suit the learner's needs in real-time.
Getting Started with Virtual Learning: 5 Ways Parents Can Support Their Child's Online Learning
The landscape of education has transformed with the rise of virtual learning. Despite the shift in environment, the significance of relationships in the learning process remains undiminished, especially for students engaged in virtual courses. Parents and caregivers play a pivotal role in providing essential guidance to ensure their children's success in this new academic journey.
How To Help Children Cope With Mass Violence
As parents, we need to be ready to help our children cope with the horribly devastating realities we face today. Coping with mass shootings is extremely stressful. And depending on an incident’s proximity, the impacts of violence can have serious mental and emotional stress on children and adults.
As believers, we need to turn to the Gospel as our hope for this broken world. In this post, we’ll look at how to talk to our children and answer their questions while pointing all things back to our creator who is ultimately in control.
6 Ways To Keep Your Kids Engaged At The End of The School Year
The days are getting longer and the weather has begun to warm up. It’s only natural for kids to feel the itch to enter vacation mode as they countdown the last days of the school year. Some parents find that their kids are ready to check-out and need a solution to bring them to the finish line. Parents, look no further, we’ve rounded up 6 ways for you to keep your child focused and motivated until the last day of school.
Practicing Computer Science Skills with Kids at Home
As parents, we are always trying to prepare our kids for their future and computer science is one of those things that is shaping our generation. Whether or not our children pursue careers in computer science, understanding the basic skills of CS will have advantages because of how prevalent it is in our day-to-day lives. Coding camps and STEM programs are great, but what if your child isn’t ready or isn’t interested? Find out ways to practice computer science skills that are less intimidating, and less technical ––and yes, that can be done at home WITHOUT a computer!
Engaging Kids Who Think The Bible is Boring
“I don’t want to read the Bible!” These words may not come as a shock to you as a parent these days. There are so many books and media that are purposefully designed to engage children and their interests that sometimes the Bible falls last on the list. You may be wondering, how can I help my child who thinks the Bible is boring? Perhaps you can understand as you’ve struggled with reading the Bible as an adult–we’ve all been there! Follow along in this post for some tips for engaging kids in the Bible so that it becomes an exciting habit they look forward to.
Teaching Your Kids the Power of Prayer
Equipping our children with the power of prayer enables them to face obstacles in life. Prayer is a powerful tool that builds confidence and trust in the Lord. Every child has the ability to access communication with their heavenly father. Parents, let's encourage our children to tap into the power of prayer and to see how God listens to every thought, worry, desire and petition. Read for ways to integrate prayer into your child's daily life and give them keys to unlock a vibrant life of prayer.
Talking To Your Kids About Good Friday
As parents, how can we talk to our kids about the significance of Good Friday? Churches do their thing with Easter egg hunts and outreach events, but the home is a parent’s first mission field. Good Friday is quite literally the crux of the gospel message. Helping our children understand this message will give them a deeper grasp of the meaning of salvation. Take a look at talking points to engage your kids in conversation about the crucifixion and resurrection this Good Friday.
Helping Kids Have A Healthy Relationship With Media
We live in a digital age and telling your child to turn off the TV can sometimes cause a bomb to explode in your living room. The constant nagging and the back-and-forth negotiations for more screen-time is a battle that parents are sometimes too familiar with. If you feel like you've pulled out all your bag of tricks–we have something that will help end this vicious cycle. Read about these research backed hacks to help your child rebuild a healthy relationship with media.
Practical Ways For Children To Build Leadership Skills
Did you know you could build leadership skills in children that they will use as adults? In fact, some of the world’s greatest leaders took decades of experience just to hone in on some of the skills that set them apart. If we teach kids how to be good leaders, we are setting them up for success at home, school, in their future workplaces, and in their future communities. Take a look as some practical ways kids and teens can get involved in growing leadership skills today.
Teaching Your Kids To Explore The Outdoors
Getting outside can be good for the whole family. As we transition into warmer weather, it's a great time to take advantage of the spring season to go exploring with the kids. Enjoying the simplest things that nature has to offer can be a platform for learning and discovery for all ages. If you're not the type to venture outside, check out these tips to help guide your kids to learn, grow and experience the outdoors!
New Testament Women From the Bible Every Child Should Know
The New Testament of the Bible shares stories of women who were key figures in God’s big plan of redemption–bringing Jesus to earth and establishing the early church. Some women are only mentioned by name in a mere 1 or 2 verses out of the entire Bible, however, we know from historical documents that they made significant influence at the time. Take a dive with your children into some of the most unheard stories of women who radically followed Jesus and learn with your kids rom these inspiring females.
Old Testament Women in the Bible Every Child Should Know
God used females to accomplish remarkable things when the culture at the time did not see a women’s value. Their stories are relatable to both girls and boys because their lives are a testament that you don’t need to be the best or the mightiest to be called by God–you only need to be willing. Find out more about some key women in the Old Testament that defied the cultural barriers of the time and were used by God in remarkable ways. Let this be a spring board to invite your children into studying about women from the Bible!
5 Steps to Talk About Difficult Things With Our Kids
The news of Ukraine has been heavily weighing on our hearts. And for many parents, we are trying to work out how to talk to our kids about what's going on. Along with other difficult conversations we have to have with our children as parents, we wanted to address some pointers on how to approach these talks.
Raising Creative Kids
Fostering creativity in children is one of the key proponents in growing a child’s social and emotional skills, critical thinking skills, and intellect. These lifelong skills are not only essential, but they help boost confidence and give children the foreground to reach their potential. Find out why building creativity skills is so important for child development and ways to nurture creativity at home.
What to Read and Listen to for Black History Month: Kids Edition
Black history month brings about an opportunity to share about significant figures, events, and stories about Black Americans who helped make what our country is today. One of the best ways to share about Black history is through children’s literature, videos and podcasts. Don’t miss out on the amazing Black history stories that have been curated, reviewed and loved by parents, teachers, and kids.
Are Your Kids Cyber Smart?: Social Media 101
Did you know 8-12 year olds average 6 hours of online usage a day? Most of that time spent is on social media and the hours increase in the teenage years. In our Are Your Kids Cyber Smart part 2, we dive into the basics of social media, how much of an impact it's making for this generation of kids and teens, and safety tips every parent needs to know.
