Dating Tips From Parents

Dating is an important subject that parents must discuss with their kids. I believe that parents should be the primary influence in a child's life therefore while they are young, we need to be able to tell teach them about important issues in life such as dating. There will come a time in the child's life when she or he will wonder about first date ideas. I think it would be great if parents and the child have an open communication so that the child can ask any sort of question she or he might have about first dates. It is important that the parents do not dismiss the questions because the child is really curious and wants to share a sensitive topic in his or her life.

The parent could share some dating experiences and give some real life scenarios about dos and donts when going on dates. If the parent isn't sure where to start, they can discuss a movie they have recently seen about dating and relationships. The can even surf the net together to look at top dating sites.

Teaching our children about the dating and relationships is integral because there will come a time when the child will decide by himself or herself who they want to be with. As parents, we can only support their decisions and stand by them when the time comes. I believe it is better to be proactive than be reactive.

Books for 6 Year Olds

I used to love reading books, in fact, I used to read books in a very fast pace. Well, that was before I gave birth to my kids. Since I gave birth, I noticed that I read books at a slower pace and I can hardly finish a book. I don’t know if I became disoriented? Or too busy? Anyway, now that my kids are no longer infants, I want to go back to reading books. Aside from blog hopping, I want to establish a good habit of reading books as my past time. I know that my kids watch me and how I handle books will have a big influence on them as well. Right now, I am glad that my eldest, who is 6, loves to read. She is reading magic tree house for the past few days... I know that it has an impact on my son, who is 3 years old. He loves to imitate his sister so he tries and pretends to read as well.

Before checking out the free software download for Windows, I am checking out good books for my 6 year old, I realized that our library of books is no longer suitable for her as most of it are books with one word and she has been reading it for the longest time. Do you have any suggestions?

Teachable Moments

There are so many expenses we need to pay for. Kyla’s graduation fee, the credit card bills, the house, the medicines and other day to day stuff. We also had to pay for our car registration and motor trade insurance this month.

Sometimes, we just don’t know where to get the money we need but I believe that God will provide what we need, in His perfect timing. I am the type of person who would want everything to be in order so if a payment’s due date is near; I would want the money to be ready. But since hubby decided to leave IT and be a pastor, God has been teaching me to rely on Him and I can clearly see that everything is by His grace. If he wants to bless us, He does it on His timetable. If he wants us to undergo a trial, He allows it but never leaves us empty handed.

These are teachable moments to the kids too, as we adjust our lifestyle; we teach the kids that God will provide for our needs. Sometimes, when someone blesses us with materials or financially, I tell my daughter about it so that she would learn and see firsthand how God answers our prayers.