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- The Christmas Question - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2013 from Chick MoormanWhat do the kids want for Christmas? Where shall we celebrate Christmas? How far shall we travel for Christmas? Who shall we invite for Christmas? How much money shall we spend this Christmas? What food shall we cook for Christmas? Many people are currently investing time ...
Views: 662 - Five Conversations to Have with Your Spouse Before the Holidays - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2013 from Chick MoormanMany people experience stress during the holiday season. Some get the blues. Others find that the holidays don’t quite turn out they way they had hoped. To make sure your holiday season creates more joy and less stress, have these five conversations with your spouse soon. Conversation One: ...
Views: 1336(1 vote) - Rekindling the Holiday Spirit - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2013 from Chick MoormanThe Holiday season will soon be upon us. And for many it will be accompanied by a hectic pace, bah humbug attitudes, or the holiday blues. Already, spouses are beginning to cringe at the thought of spending a portion of the holiday season arguing with the family or spending long hours traveling ...
Views: 837 - Winning the Candy Wars - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2013 from Chick MoormanOur children are being bombarded with candy from every direction. Chocolate bars, gum, suckers, and assorted gummy candies line the checkout lanes in grocery stores. School fundraisers sell candy bars, cookies, and brownies in the hallways during lunch hours. Every mall, skating rink, soccer ...
Views: 1128(1 vote) - Teaching The Attraction Principle To Children - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2008 from Chick MoormanMillions of adults are using the Attraction Principle to build wealth and health, find a soul mate, and attract meaningful work. Since these adults get positive results from using this important law, an increasing number of them (parents and teachers) are actively teaching it to children. Their ...
Views: 1048 - Teach Your Child The Charity Habit - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2008 from Chick MoormanCharity and the spirit of giving have been elevated to a new level following the recent Katrina hurricane. After witnessing the horrific images of pain and suffering streaming steadily across their TV sets, more people than ever before have dipped deeper into their own pockets to offer needed ...
Views: 1403 - The Language Of Learned Helplessness Quiz - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Chick MoormanNot many parents set out to raise a thirty-year-old Nintendo player who sprawls on the couch all day sucking up pizza and Diet Pepsi. Yet many parents unknowingly subvert their positive intention of raising responsible, confident, fully functioning children. They do it by unconsciously using ...
Views: 1403 - Guilt Tripping - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Chick MoormanLarry and Corrina Johnson took their children on a trip this summer. No, they didn't visit Mt. Rushmore or the Grand Canyon. Fenway Park, the Field Museum, and the Mackinaw Bridge weren't part of the itinerary either. In fact, the Johnson family never left home. The trip their children ...
Views: 794 - Time Out For Time Out - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2008 from Chick Moorman“Jillian, if you don’t stop talking back to me, you’re going to sit in the time out area until you learn to respect me!” “You know that when children in this family won’t put their toys away they have to sit in time out. Is that what you want? If not, you better start putting those toys away ...
Views: 1008 - How to Invest in Your Children This Summer - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2007 from Chick MoormanMy neighbor recently purchased a $400 sandbox for his young children. How can anyone spend $400 dollars on a sandbox, you might wonder. Simple. It's a state-of-the-art sandbox with a swing set and slide attached to it. It's high quality through and through. With all due respect to my neighbor ...
Views: 940 - Playing the Sporting Game - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2007 from Chick MoormanSpringtime means Little League, soccer, and other sports as children head to the out-of-doors to join teams that that help then have fun, get exercise, and learn to work together with teammates. But are the results of joining a team always positive? Can’t the experience be embarrassing, shaming, ...
Views: 987 - How to Say “I Love You” with Meaning. - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2006 from Chick Moorman“I love you” are three words all children need to hear often from their parents. Do you want those words to have real meaning to your child? Do you want them to connect one heart to another? Do you want to use these words to develop a level of intimacy in your family that communicates your ...
Views: 1232 - Charity Begins at Home - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2005 from Chick Moorman“Mom, we’ve got to have a family meeting. We need to vote. We have to give our charity money to the children. We have to send it right away.” Those excited words were uttered by eight-year-old Madison Willow, who was moved to action by viewing the tragic outcomes resulting from the recent ...
Views: 1606(1 vote) - Explaining World tragedy to Children - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2005 from Chick MoormanYour 6 year old has just seen video of real children being washed out to sea. Your teen sits transfixed watching images of people clinging to trees, mothers wailing as they discover dead children in an endless line of unclaimed bodies, and babies crying hysterically for their mothers. At the ...
Views: 1138 - Banishing Bedtime Blues - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2004 from Chick Moorman“My son won't go to bed at night without a struggle. He keeps getting up with all kinds of excuses. It doesn't seem to matter what we tell him. Nothing works. What do you recommend?" This question was posed by a concerned parent in the middle of a fifteen-minute question and answer period ...
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