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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 →

Lead Your Family

As parents it is important that you lead your family. There are several different areas in which you should lead your family by example. As your children see your example, they will learn how to form good habits, and they will see how the gospel has blessed your life. If you are frustrated with a certain aspect of your family life, then you need to see what you can do to change the situation. You may be surprised to realize that the change needs to begin within yourself. 1) One important area in which you should lead your family is … Continue reading →

Family Goals for the New Year

As the New Year approaches, it is a great time to sit down and make some goals as a family. You may want to change the overall tone in your home, or you may want to encourage your children to take on more responsibility in the home. You may want to focus on increasing the bond in your family or helping your family to feel the spirit more often. As a couple you should discuss some goals that you have in mind for your family and then you can discuss them with your children. If you have your children take … Continue reading →

Family Councils Can Bring Your Family Closer Together

Once you have children in school, the beginning of the school year is a great time to implement new schedules, rules and chores. It is also a time when you may begin to feel that your family members are running in different directions. Before things get too hectic, you may want to sit down and bring things under control with a family council meeting. If you have teenagers, you may need a meeting every month. Here are five ways to bring your family closer together through a family council. 1) One way to build back up your unity is to … Continue reading →

Children and Work

Since the lesson in Relief Society a few weeks ago, I have been thinking about the importance of teaching your children to work. I was fortunate enough to be raised with a strong work ethic. I find joy and contentment as I work to accomplish my goals. I have always found satisfaction in doing my best and working on something. In fact it is when I am not accomplishing something, that I feel discontentment. One of my friends and I had a conversation a few years ago about work. She also had a very high work ethic. We both felt … Continue reading →

RS/EQ: It’s Off to Work I Go

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Having both a sixteen year old brother and a sister-in-law, I’ve noticed how much more pressure school seems to be putting on kids today. It seems as though the goal is to cram more information in than the brain can possibly hold. At the same time, kids are surrounded with all sorts of ‘experience camps’ to improve skills and talents (basketball camp, math camp, astronomy camp, etc). The goal seems to be to fill every hour with something to do. At the same time, we seem to have a generation of leisure junkies. While some kids hype up their college … Continue reading →

Pray and Plan to Help Your Family

The family is a very important part of our church. Each family is essential in the plan of salvation. “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” states: “Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. ‘Children are an heritage of the Lord’ (Psalms 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and … Continue reading →

Changing Chores as Children Grow

Ah, the “chore” question! I think this is one of the big issues that many families face–regardless of how big or small, socio-economic level, etc. Trying to decide whether or not to assign chores, how to do it, who should do what, who’s in charge of making sure things get accomplished, whether to give an allowance, and the myriad other elements and details involved in managing the chore scene in a particular household can be a big deal. I thought today I’d just focus on how to deal with changing and evolving chore responsibilities as children age and grow. I … Continue reading →

Five Topics to Cover in Your Family Council

The new year is a great time to reassess the way that your family is functioning. It is also a great time to reassign chores, and make sure that daily life is going the way that your family wants it to. A great way to do this is hold a family council. The first family council of the year may be longer than normal as you change and plan for the new year. After that you can hold shorter ones a regular basis to make sure that the plans are being met. Here are five things you may want to … Continue reading →