Practically Speaking Mom: Intentional Mom, Strong Family
Do you long to be a more intentional mom but you feel overwhelmed or weary or just don't have a clear path to the next step toward a successful family life? The Practically Speaking MOM, Val Harrison, is here to bring some order to the chaos and some focus to the confusion. You don’t have to be the perfect mom to have a strong family, you need a plan! Join author, speaker, mother of seven, mother-in-law of four, and grandma of five, as she shares wisdom and encouragement about the six areas of an intentional mom's life. You'll learn from her years of experience, successes, mistakes and redemption. Val and her husband Rich have been married 32 years and she's been homeschooling for 25 years. This podcast covers all stages of parenting, from babies to toddlers to teens and beyond. Val wants to encourage you to not become weary in your work as an intentional mom, "Even with all its unique personalities, imperfections and scars; your family is God's masterpiece. Your efforts matter in this worthy journey of motherhood." Galatians 6:9 says, "Do not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time you'll reap a harvest if you do not give up." Let's walk this marathon journey of motherhood TOGETHER, right here, on the Practically Speaking MOM podcast, the place for an intentional mom to build a strong family.
Practically Speaking Mom: Intentional Mom, Strong Family
61. Giving our Kids SMALL Steps to BIG Results & Littles Who Don’t Listen
Practical Parenting Hint - EXPECTATIONS and STANDARDS are not the same thing. Use expectations as a tool to move your child toward the fixed standard. Let's talk about it in episode 61, Giving Our Kids SMALL Steps to BIG Results.
"Small steps takes you a long way over time. In fact, there are some things we accomplish in life that we would never be able to achieve except through little steps."
" Every Child needs opportunities to 1. LEAD 2. FOLLOW. 3. Be a TEAM PLAYER. We don't have to choose leader OR follower for our children. We don't have to choose leader OR follower for our child. We want them to be great at both! So, we should expect them to cooperate with good SOCIAL HABITS and humble obedience habits in addition to teaching them leadership skills, creativity, proactive problem-solving, and more."
Click here for my blog post and detailed shownotes for episode 61, Giving Our Kids SMALL Steps to BIG Results & Littles Who Don't Listen.
Mom, what is a struggle area of frustration that you're having with your child? Maybe you feel like you've told them a million times but it's still a problem? Perhaps you need to break it down into small steps. We'll use an example of a three year old who isn't listening or obeying, but the principles can be applied with any age and most issues.
RESOURCES mentioned in episode 61:
✅Val's favorite Language Arts Curriculum: Shurley English Method I'm not an affiliate of this curriculum, I just love it! I've tried many and this has been the most thorough for teaching grammar to my children.
✅Episode 5 Getting Kids to Listen the First Time
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