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Discipling Young Hearts: Masculinity

When I first gave birth to a son I assumed his father would take the helm and teach him what it means to be a man of God. I did not think I was qualified as a woman to teach my son who to be a man. After all, I am not a man. I took the role of raising my girls as a mentor seriously since a woman is equipped to teach the girlhood. As the years went on I would ask my husband his advice for any questions I had regarding raising a son. Eventually, I realized that … Continue reading →

Teaching Self Value to Young Women

One of the most important things we can teach our young women is to realize their infinite worth and divine nature. Society as a whole degrades the value of women in caring for others and valuing women for their kind natures. It is important for all women to feel their importance both as individuals and as members of the church. Whether you are a parent or a church leader there are ways that you can help your young women to feel their worth. One is to treat them with love and respect at all times. Let your daughter know that … Continue reading →

Young Women: Dating

If you have a daughter in Young Women’s then she will soon be old enough to date, if she is not already. This can be a scary time for parents. It is important to set up good ground rules for your daughter long before she goes on her first date. This can be done through a series of discussions on the points that you feel are most important. You may find some middle ground on some points, while others you hold firm to. Here are five areas that you may want to discuss. One good point to discuss is dating … Continue reading →

Young Men: Dating

As your teenage son approaches sixteen, he may be getting ready to begin dating. This is an exciting time for teenagers, but it is important that your son remembers to maintain the church standards while on a date. Here are five ideas that can help you prepare your son for the dating world. 1) Teach your son to treat others with respect. You can teach him the etiquette basics and encourage him to open the door for the young woman he is out with. You can take this a step further by teaching him to respect women and girls in … Continue reading →

Young Men: Teaching Respect for Women

One of the most important things that we can teach our young men is to respect and honor women. Today the media is full of images that often degrade women. It is surprising the attitude that many men have towards women. Many men look at women as objects or fail to find their true value. The church teaches us the how important a woman’s role really is. Teaching young men to respect women really begins in the home. The father in the home teaches by example. If he honors and cherishes his wife, then his sons are likely to do … Continue reading →

Teaching Our Children Self-Respect

This is a continuation of Teaching Our Children Modesty. In addition to modesty, it’s important for our children to understand self-respect. In the same way we’ve shared modesty with our older son (our younger son is still very young), we plan to further elaborate on self-respect and respect for others. My hope is that we will be able to teach our boys how to be respectful toward their young lady peers so they are less likely to find a girlfriend who will be of too much temptation to sin by her influence of provocative actions and appearance. One way to … Continue reading →

Teaching Our Children Modesty

Think your children are too young to learn modesty and respect? You might think again. Most parents work with their children at a young age teaching them to respect others. Teaching modesty and self-respect should happen at a young age. Let me clarify a bit on the modesty issue with babies and toddlers. I don’t believe modesty is as applicable to younger toddlers. Babies and toddlers are very into their own world anyway so teaching them self respect in the way I’ll be discussing may not be beneficial until closer to age 3. When our older son was about three, … Continue reading →

Are You Tired of Playing Referee?

Do you look good in stripes? Most women shun wearing clothing covered with unattractive lines, yet when they have kids it seems they are forced to don the referee uniform more than they would like. After a while, though, some refuse the task and leave it up to their warring offspring to solve their own disputes. How often do you allow your children to resolve their own clashes? Moreover, how often does the technique work? Personally, I am not opposed to having children resolve issues amongst themselves. However, I think you are kidding yourself if you think young children possess … Continue reading →

Self-Paced Learning When Your Nerves Are Shot

In a previous blog post I had mentioned how I home schooled my kids using the Charlotte Mason method. I found it to be very thorough yet relaxed at the same time. It also gave me the opportunity to let my kids do a lot of the assignments on their own without me hovering over them every moment or answering a long list of questions that I knew they could answer on their own if they thought about it for awhile. Each weekend I would simply make a curriculum schedule for the week, get them started in the morning, then … Continue reading →

Mutual Theme 2009 and New Year’s DVD

The mutual theme for 2009 is based on 1 Timothy 4:12 “Be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” Additionally leaders are asked to read the talk “Be Thou an Example” by President Thomas S Monson. You can find the talk in the May 2005 Ensign. This is an excellent theme for the youth, in a world where it is becoming harder to live the values that the gospel teaches. This theme gives the leaders of the church as well as families, an excellent opportunity to talk about the … Continue reading →