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Equipped for an Emergency

How much are parents today teaching their children to prepare them for life? How many children would know how to respond in an emergency? Is it something you have taught your children? Recently our local paper carried the story of a mother who considered it vitally important to teach her children what to do in case of emergency. From a young age she drummed into them that in case of an emergency to ring 000. That’s the number in Australia. USA it is 911. The young mother, Kylie, taught her children from the time they could talk almost their address … Continue reading →

Teaching Children Self Reliance

Often when we think about preparedness and self-reliance the focus turns to food storage and a financial reserve, but have you prepared your children for adulthood? Have you taught them self-reliance? These are important skills to teach your children. It is not fun for a child to go off to college and not know the basic skills to take care of their laundry or how to cook. But there are additionally skills you should teach your children as well. One important skill that you should be teaching your children is to manage money well. You can do this in many … Continue reading →

Do as I Say, Not as I Do

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“Do as I say, not as I do.” How many times did we hear something like that when we were growing up? Both parents and teachers have used that one. The problem with that line of thinking is clearly illustrated with another axiom: “what you do speaks so loudly that I can’t hear what you say.” Modeling the behavior we desire from our children is critical in helping to teach our kids good habits, and the moral values we want to pass on to them. My old pastor used to say, “More is caught than taught” when it comes to … Continue reading →

Teaching Children to Love and Serve Others

One of the most important things we can teach our children is to serve and help others. This basic concept can be taught from a young age. You can begin to teach your children to consider others feelings by teaching them to share with others. It is important that you work with your children on address each situation in a positive manner. Good sharing habits come when the children realize how their actions can make other people happy and sad. As children get older the focus will then move to including others in their games and play. It is important … Continue reading →

Primary Time: Goals for Primary Children

It is important to encourage your Primary children to set goals for themselves. You can do this through the Achievement Days program as well as Cub Scouts, but you may also want to extend it to your family life. While it is important to teach your children the habit of goal setting, it is important that you help them to learn to succeed. You can do this by making sure that the goals are realistic and age appropriate. You can offer guidance and support as needed. The goals that each child sets will vary on his interests and age. For … Continue reading →

Dinner Discussions 2008 Week 6

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson six in the manuals. You may need to adjust according to your ward’s schedule. Additionally you may want to review this month’s sharing time theme, which focuses on reading and studying the scriptures. Remember to keep the discussions upbeat and positive. The Nursery children and Sunbeams learned that Heavenly Father and Jesus loved each of them. They learned the story of Jesus and the children from the New Testament. They also learned the story of Jesus blessing the Nephite children from the book of Mormon. You may want to talk about ways … Continue reading →

Dinner Discussions 2008 Week 5

This week’s dinner discussions are based on lesson five in the manual. You may need to adjust according to your ward’s schedule. If you missed church this week or your meetings were canceled due to snow, this is a great chance to still talk about what you would have learned at church. Additionally you may want to spend some time talking about the succession of President Monson to be the next prophet. If you have a child in nursery or Sunbeams he learned that Jesus Christ is the son of Heavenly Father. He learned about Jesus teaching in the temple … Continue reading →

Dinner Discussions 2008 Week 3

This week’s dinner discussions were based on lesson three in the manual. When you hold dinner discussions you should keep the tone upbeat and positive. Additionally you may want to choose a monthly theme to discuss or you may want to choose a conference talk to discuss each week. If you have a child in nursery or Sunbeams he learned about the Plan of Salvation. He learned that he is a child of Heavenly Father. He learned that we were sent to earth to gain a body. Heavenly Father wants us to return to live with him. You may want … Continue reading →

Teach Your Children Why They Should Manage Money

You can teach your children how to budget, how to save, and how to shop sales, but if you neglect to teach them why they should do these things, it will doesn’t matter that you taught them everything else. It is important for your children to learn the reasons that money management is so important. This will help to motivate them to do it the right way when they grow older. Here are four things you can do to teach them. 1) You can show your children what happens when money is managed poorly. One way is to give them … Continue reading →

Smashing Your Piggy Bank

Whenever you watch a show that focuses on kids earning money, it usually ends with the child reaching their goal and getting out a hammer to smash their piggy bank. This image has always bothered me. I think that it is because I cringe at the idea of breaking something that way. Whenever I wanted to get my money out, I would fish the money out slowly or shake it out of the bank. Similarly as adults how do we react when we reach a savings goal? The savings goal could be enough money for a down payment on a … Continue reading →