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Parents, Be Merciful to Your Children
"Only someone who has encountered mercy, who has been caressed by the tenderness of mercy, is happy and comfortable with the Lord." Pope Francis
Wednesday Links
Links to resources and articles for living out the 7 Building Blocks to a Joyful Catholic Home. Here are some links for this week: Gentle Discipline 2 great links about teens! Jobs: Why Teenagers Don't Do Chores and How to Use Follow-Through: 4...
Wednesday Links
Love Love Starts with Babies by Darcia Narvaez, PhD. "The way that caregivers love baby is the way baby will learn deep in their heart to love others. A supported, kept-calm baby will develop a sense of confidence and trust toward others." Yes!...
Wednesday Links
Love Weak attachment to parents inhibits brains ability to fully experience pleasure. How secure in your love your child feels in childhood predicts how hard he'll have to work as an adult to feel good, to flourish emotionally. "Early...
Wednesday Links
Some links for this week on living the 7 Building Blocks! Discipline Listen: Week 3 in Jane Nelson's 52 weeks of Positive Discipline tools! Parents complain that their kids don't listen, but really it's the parent who...
Wednesday Links
Links to resources and articles for living out the 7 Building Blocks to a Joyful Catholic Home. Here are some links for this week: Love Raising generous children: don't force them to give. I found this article in Gwen Dewar's "Top Ten Parenting...
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