Free Printable Beatitudes Wall Art and a Brief Lesson on Mercy

Free Printable Beatitudes Wall Art and a Brief Lesson on Mercy

One of my favorite parts of the New Testament is the Sermon on the Mount. And one of my favorite portions of the Sermon on the Mount is the Beatitudes. Something so simple, yet that we can learn so much from. I wanted a visual and visible reminder of this so I created a free printable Beatitudes wall art to hang beside my desk. If you are looking to work on this with your children, then I would suggest taking a look at my Beatitudes for Kids printable pack. I’m planning on making more Beatitudes themed printables -both for adults and for children. This includes a journal, verse/memory cards, coloring pages, and more wall art. In the meantime though, I wanted to create this simple…

How Printable Kindness Cards Can Help Teach Kids Values

How Printable Kindness Cards Can Help Teach Kids Values

All parents want to teach their kids certain values.  It’s a part of raising kids with character, right? Whether those are time-honored and traditional values or more modern values; it’s one of those things that parents do. But how do we, as modern day parents, teach these values to our kids? First, it’s a matter of figuring out what our values are. One way I’m teaching values to my 3 year old is through printable kindness cards. She can share these with others or when she’s older, I can tuck them into her lunch box or her dresser drawers. Stuck for ideas? Here are 3 ways to encourage positive values in kids. As parents, we owe it to our children to raise them to be…

Learning about money is important and one of the more important things to teach to kids. Here are just five reasons why it's important to teach kids about money.

Importance of Teaching Children About Money

Welcome back to Part Two of Raising Money Savvy Kids! Last week, in the introduction to this series, we talked about what it means to be money smart. And today, we’re going to talk about something equally important: teaching children about money. Now, chances are that most of were brought up to know the value of a dollar. Or at some point in our lives, usually by the time we were teenagers, we definitely understood money. But why is it so important to teach kids about money? There are many reasons why teaching your child about money is so important. Here are four good reasons to teach kids about money: * You want them to be less stressed about their finances when they’re adults. *…

How Parents Can Set Healthy Examples for their Children

How Parents Can Set Healthy Examples for their Children

This is a collaborative post with Align as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. Children learn by example- sometimes from their peers, sometimes from adults. And one of the first places that they learn from? Their parents. Or at least that’s my hope when it comes to my kids. But why? Why would I want that type of pressure? Because it pushes me to become a better person- in all aspects of my life. From business to my own health, I want to set a good example. When it comes to Squeaker and Sweet B, I try to do this daily. Whether it’s exercising regularly or establishing healthier eating habits; those are just…

6 Ways to Teach Your Preschooler to Get Along With Others

6 Ways to Teach Your Preschooler to Get Along With Others

We want to raise Squeaker with certain values and encourage her to be tolerant and accepting of others. Having an older sibling with special needs is going a long way in this endeavor.  But, we also know that we could be doing more. While she is not yet in preschool, we are still trying to figure how to teach our preschooler to get along with others. We know that this skill will go a long way and that it could take time to develop. We hope that it will help you as well when it comes to modern day parenting skills. How do children learn to get along with others? When it comes to our parenting style, we have tended to blend positive parenting with…

How to Teach Your Kids to Be Money Smart

How to Teach Your Kids to Be Money Smart

The lessons that we learn as children will often stick with us well into adulthood. Some of these lessons we pass on to our own children and in turn, they might pass those lessons on to their children. That’s why I think it’s important to start teaching kids, at a young age, how to be money smart. So I bring to you, part one of a ten part series on raising a money savvy kid. This first part is going to focus on how to be money smart. And hopefully with this foundation, they won’t need to know how to wipe out debt! As a child, I had pretty decent money sense. I saved my allowance and gift money. I understood that we went anywhere,…