Do you struggle to manage the tension to balance fun and order with your kids? Here are some ways to help stay in a healthy balance of both:parentcue.org
Category Archives: Parent Cues
Parent Cue Communication Week of March 18
It’s always amazed me that many of us have a tendency to communicate least graciously with the people who are closest to us. When you are in close quarters, small irritants often become large issues, and we end up speaking to our family in a way we would never communicate with anyone else. And who are we often most kind toward? Perfect strangers. Go figure.
Parent Cue Week of March 11, 2019
Ask your kid: “What’s one thing you love about the way God made you?” “Do you want to know what I love?” Share a few things you love about the way that God uniquely made them.
Parent Cue – Helping Kids Come Alive!
As a dad, I want to do what all those supportive people did in my foundational years. I want to identify the things in my kids that they might not even see in themselves. I want to help them discover those things and then learn how to use them in constructive ways. What I really want to know is . . . what makes my kids come alive?
Raising Kids to be Servant-Hearted – Parent Cue Week of February 18, 2019
FUMC wants to encourage children to be servant-hearted. Together, the church and parents can make a bigger influence! We are focusing on service this month with the kids. Join us by giving your child opportunities to help around the house, like helping with dinner or taking out the trash. Make sure to praise them profusely for being a good servant to your family.
Want more? Check out this article from Parent Cue –
3 Ways To Teach Your Kid To Be Servant-Hearted
Spreading Joy with the Chewbacca Mom! Week of February 11, 2019
Your Cue:
Connect and engage with your children. You set the joyful tone for your kids — you should take this responsibility seriously! When engaging with your child, stop and make eye contact with them, put down your phone, and give them a hug out of the blue. These small ways show your kid that you love them and that you’re attentive to them.
“Chewbacca Mom” Candace Payne, whose 2016 viral video reached nearly 200 million people, joins host, Carlos Whittaker, to talk about defiant joy and how parents can find happiness at all times in this episode of the Parent Cue Live podcast.
Do As I Say Not As I Do
Being intentional in parenting doesn’t come easy. Growing up I heard the ‘do as I say not as I do’ routine from my mother a lot! As a kid, that never cut it for me, and I know my own kids don’t respond to it either. But leading by example takes discipline – and many reminders that my kids may not always be listening, but they are always watching!
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Parent Cue Week of January 28, 2019
As parents, we are tasked to train our children and prepare them for the world . . . but sometimes those roles are reversed. Our children become the teachers, exposing us to our own weaknesses, allowing us to grow alongside them as we navigate the unknown together. What Parenting Taught Me About Life
Parent Cue Week of January 21, 2019
We lead, not through authority or power, but by example, by getting personal!
Check out the latest post from Parent Cue – The Simplest Way to Teach Your Child Self- Control
Ps. There’s nothing simple about it!