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Category Archives: Parents
Family Mealtime Opportunities and Election 2012
What is it about good food that often eases tensions, encourages conversation or otherwise adds pleasantness to life? On road trips with teen agers we discovered we eliminated bickering by stop......
Everyone Has a Name.
The Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ. We have the Old Testament, the New Testament and the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ. Last fall I began reading the Boo......
“. . . we seek after these things.”
Many years ago, Joseph Smith, Jr., latter-day Mormon prophet, wrote a letter in answering questions about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The letter contains 13 principles that......
A Mean Mother
A story from my great-uncle about a lesson my great-great-grandmother taught him:
“One warm spring day when the desert was green with little flowers coaxed out of the dry ground with the h......
Patches and Glue
The first day of class—a lunchroom—a playground: typical places to meet new friends when I was a child.
“Hello…”
A pigtailed girl and I meet at the center of the monkey bars, our dusty sneakers ......
Passing On Your Religious Beliefs to Your Children
I recently attended a Sunday School class focused on the topic of raising children in a religious environment. As a natural part of the discussion, the question was raised about what app......
When the Uphill Hike Gets Tough
In my retirement years I’ve gathered some experience guiding children and youth on hikes. Most often we’ve been in the mountains and almost always there have been challenges for the......
Just Say No:Children Want Boundaries
“Karl! No! No! No! How many times do I have to tell you not to play with the dirt in Daddy’s plants?”
My son was very little, just barely two years old. Despite all my warnings......