How to Help Your Child Think About GIVING at Christmas more than GETTING - Lindsey Bell on The Mom Initiative

How to Help Your Kids Think More about GIVING at Christmas Than GETTING

I’d love to tell you that my children think more about GIVING at Christmas than they do about GETTING. I’d love to tell you that we spend just as much time serving others as we do shopping for ourselves.  Unfortunately, if you look at my checking account, credit card statement, or simply watch my family throughout the month, you’ll know that’s not the case.  My seven-year-old has a wish list that is literally two pages long (and growing)! When he added yet another item to his list yesterday, I realized we might need to change our focus.  My guess is, you might …

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9 Things Entitled Kids Say

I want my kids to have what they want. I don’t want my kids to struggle. I want my kids to be happy. I confess, I am a recovering entitlement enabler.  I confess, I am a recovering entitlement enabler. @loriwildenberg Click To Tweet Struggle is a good character builder. Struggle builds empathy. Struggle encourages humility. Challenges create opportunities to problem solve, be stretched, and be creative. Challenges and struggles build strong leaders and increase confidence. The message I want to communicate to my kids is that they are capable of managing the difficult times and of earning the things they desire. In …

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Glorify the Giver (NOT the Gifted)

Intelligence Blake was by far the most intelligent student I’ve ever taught. His reading speed was dazzling. His memory was photographic. His grasp of concepts was both deep and divergent. Not surprisingly, he scored 5s on all his AP exams and was a National Merit scholar with a near-perfect SAT score. And yet, he was by far the most miserable student I’ve ever taught. Everything annoyed him. Everybody frustrated him. All class assignments were deemed “stupid.” Other students’ insights were “a waste of my time.” I watched Blake seethe under the loathsome requirement of sitting through my detestable AP English …

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