Parenting Tip: Teach Children How to Listen
Posted by info in News on 01. Feb, 2011 | No Comments
A very important skill that children will need as adults is the ability to listen. Listening isn’t easy. Most people would rather talk. Children interrupt, yell, and talk over each other, often resulting in misunderstanding. Teaching children how to listen can be a way to help them become less selfish. One mom told how she [...]
Parenting Tip: Teaching Children When You Mean Business
Posted by info in News on 25. Jan, 2011 | No Comments
When we teach parents to avoid responding to their children in anger we get a common reaction, “But my kids won’t obey unless I get angry.” And you’re probably right, but only because you’ve taught your children to wait until you’re angry before they have to obey. You give your kids cues to know when [...]
Parenting Tip: Identify the Cues of Anger
Posted by info in News on 18. Jan, 2011 | No Comments
Helping children deal with anger is an important task of parenting. Many parents report that there is no time between the trigger and the response in their children. Before we can teach children anger management, we must first help them see anger coming on. James 1:19 says that we should be slow to anger. Here [...]
Parenting Tip: When Kids Want to Fight
Posted by info in News on 11. Jan, 2011 | No Comments
When children are unhappy they look for ways to draw their parents into a fight. Kids know just where your buttons are and how to push them to make you angry. “Dad wouldn’t do it that way,” or “You never let me have fun,” might be all that’s needed to create the volcano effect. When [...]
Parenting Tip: Patterns of Relating in Family Life
Posted by info in News on 04. Jan, 2011 | No Comments
A busy father comes home from work hoping to relax with his wife and enjoy his children. Instead, he walks into a land mine of relational issues. Children are bickering and Mom is frazzled. Even the dog has retreated to a quieter room in the house. Likewise, a mom comes home from work wanting to [...]
Parenting Tip: Understanding Why We Get Angry
Posted by info in News on 29. Dec, 2010 | No Comments
One of the helpful steps in equipping children to control their anger is to recognize four causes of anger. After kids have settled down and you debrief with them about their anger, talk about what’s causing it. You and your child may see patterns and then be able to head off the problem earlier next [...]
Parenting Tip: Being a Servant at Christmas
Posted by info in News on 15. Dec, 2010 | No Comments
Sometimes children believe that the whole world revolves around them. Parents, at times, contribute to a child-centered mentality and further reinforce this misconception. Kids can get the impression that parents, siblings, and even the family pets are there simply to make them happy. The result is demandingness and an unpleasant attitude. One of the ways [...]
Parenting Tip: What is Your Action Point?
Posted by info in News on 14. Sep, 2010 | No Comments
Why does Dad get the kids in bed faster than Mom? Or, Why do children respond differently in the classroom, on the playground, and in the home? The answer to these questions has a number of parts but one piece of the puzzle is what we call an action point. An action point reveals the [...]
PBC 5 Year Celebration Rib Cook-Off!
Posted by info in News on 17. Aug, 2010 | Comments Off
Celebrating 5 years as a church family! When: Sunday, September 12th Time: 4-7pm Where: The Caesar’s Home Click Here for directions What to Bring: RIBS! Bring your famous recipe and lets see who can make the BEST Ribs out there. Side-dish for our potluck style dinner. Lawn Chairs Swim Suits Join us as we celebrate, [...]
Parenting Tip: Understanding Obedience
Posted by info in News on 17. Aug, 2010 | No Comments
We live in a society where an emphasis on teaching obedience sounds to some like heavy-handed authoritarianism. Parents don’t want to be dictators so they sometimes move far away from anything that looks like being controlling. This is unfortunate since God is the one who gave the instructions for children to learn obedience. Hidden within [...]