Handy Home-made Toys - bottles, shakers, books, shapes
Terrific Tips
Children and Chores - teaching responsibility. Start as you intend to carry on.
The MOPS Story - where it started
off the website: “What MOPS has provided for me… is a welcome break; a chance to make new friends; the opportunity to know I’m not the only mom who […]
Read the rest of MM : I Love MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)
Fear is not overcome by dealing with the fear; it is overcome by DOING the fearful thing. You overcome fear by facing the tiger with your fear and discovering that you can walk away alive. In time you laugh at the tiger, for it was only paper. But if your child flees from the tiger, […]
Read the rest of ThTh : Fear + Parenting
Ten Hallmarks of Well-Being
1. My life has meaning & direction.
2. I have experienced one or more important transitions in my adult years, and I have handled these transitions in an unusual, personal, or creative way.
3. I rarely feel cheated or disappointed by life.
4. I have already attained several of the long-term goals that are important […]
Read the rest of MM : 10 Hallmarks of Well-Being
Last Saturday I became the 3rd president for MOPS (NZ) Inc. (Mothers of Preschoolers).
Check out this useful ever-changing mother website: www.mops.org
and our local NZ information: www.mops.org.nz
MOPS in NZ has 19 groups with a number more lining up to sign up.
So, it’s off to the office this morning … my home educated children are getting used to packing […]
Read the rest of MM : MOPSNZ President
What makes the world go around? The little things of life like words that come to mean so much more when spoken each and all day.
1. Thank you
Not just when something is good, but also for another bringing correction and truth into your life. Thank you can specifically encourage character qualities in one another’s lives, eg. “Thank you for […]
Read the rest of MM : 10 Phrases That Make Your Day
I’ve used Mia’s article and given it a New Zealand flavour ….
12 Habits of a Highly Effective Mother
1. Praise positive behaviour …
Catch your children doing something right. Work harder at promoting (and verbalising) positive behaviour.
2. Find time for yourself — spiritually, physically, and emotionally … You always have time for what you put first. Set aside time […]
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As a mother, wife, and woman, the best thing you can do is to nurture and care for your marriage, your prime relationship on this earth.
Without a secure relational base, the family frays around the edges.
Treat your honey as your best friend - watch your tone of voice, how you request things (to be done), how […]
Read the rest of MM : Look After Your Marriage
I enjoyed MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) when my children were under 6yo and now we home educate (homeschool).
How do these two worlds meet online?
These are some results from searching “homeschool MOPS mother“:
http://triviumacademy.blogspot.com/2007/08/preschool-ideas.html
http://teacher-mom.blogspot.com/
“… I remember at a MOPS convention I went to years ago, Elisa Morgan showed a picture of a shriveled up juice box […]
Read the rest of MM : MOPS and Homeschooling
Useful articles in raising children - and training them:
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/parenting/smart_love.shtml
http://www.positiveparenting.com/resources/articles.html
http://www.positiveparenting.com/resources/feature_article_002.html - 9 things instead of spanking
http://www.positiveparenting.com/resources/feature_article_001.html - 10 keys to successful parenting
Read the rest of MM : Developing Positive Parents and Children
