BHWP

In her book, Start With the Heart, Kathy Cook shares 4 roles that parents have and must play in a child's life to boost them to success.

The first role is to be their teacher.  This is a role you have whether you want it or not.  They learn from you from the way you talk, act and react.  So we have to be on our toes as teachers everyday for our own children.

The second role we have is to be their coach.  We coach them...

According to statistics 89% of young people have devices and most children have a smart phone by age 10.5.  Between the ages of 12-17, nine hours a day are spent on social media.   That is a lot to wrap our heads around and yet whose example are they following- yours and mine?

Depression is growing in our youth and experts say the reason is their self-esteem is based on the number of followers they have.  Also,  happy time...

We are constantly learning about our children and how best to guide them and work with them.  In the book, The Way They Learn by Cynthia Tobias, we read children learn one of three ways typically.  They are visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learners.  In other words, they take in information through one  of these ways.  The visual learner is likely one of the easiest ways to learn but we do have to see it or visualize it to gra...

Have you ever thought about being a "wall" for your child? A wall is a thing perceived as a protective or restrictive barrier.  It is firm, steady, and strong.  It does not move, but is solid, always there.

We must be that constant for our children- that immovable, consistent structure that says, " I am here no matter what.  You can depend on me, you can trust me, and I will not be shaken."  We are fiercely protective of o...

We are so happy to be back to school and into a schedule and routine.  We are eager to work with your children and watch them blossom. At our teacher in- service this year, we talked about how important it is to find the key that unlocks each child's mind and learning process.  Every child can learn, we just have to find the way each child learns and then teach in that way.  Our desire is for every child to be successful, so w...

I absolutely love this time of year - the promise of warmer weather, flowers blooming, trees budding, and new life. Children can be outside more, enjoy fresh air, and play, play, play. Let's embrace these longer days and enjoy God's amazing creation.

And, as we continue the parenting journey, remember that our children really want and need us to parent them. That is our role and responsibility. We are not called to be their f...