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Discipline When You’re The Only Parent

I’ve been a single parent for the past six years. One of the many things I’ve discovered along this path is that discipline is really tough to balance out when you’re the only parent in the household. Most couples will admit that there’s always a good cop/bad cop way of enforcing rules in the family. In my marriage I was the good cop and their father was the bad cop. (He was too bad in various ways, which is why we parted ways.) When I found myself a single parent with five daughters to guide and keep in line when … Continue reading →

LDS Week in Review June 2nd-7th

Welcome to our Week in Review here in LDS. If you weren’t able to join us throughout the week, here is your chance to get caught up at a glance. We began the week with “Depression vs. Depression,” which talks about the differences in the two definitions of the word “depression” and how we can best support those who are dealing with the effects of the condition. Then we had a book review on “The Master Deceiver,” which talks about the importance of fortifying ourselves against the adversary. We kept on track with our “Dinner Discussions” for the week, and … Continue reading →

Family Home Evening: Respecting Family Rules

An important concept to teach our children is the importance of family rules and following them. Children should understand that the rules are there for a reason, and should have a chance to voice their opinion about the rules when you make them. You may want to hold a family home evening or family council meeting specifically about family rules. You can open the lesson by asking your children to list some of the rules or laws that they have to follow at school or that we have to follow in our country. Talk about why these rules are there. … Continue reading →