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Yearly Archives: 2022

Teaching Your Children the Joy of Giving

By Joey and Carla Link December 7, 2022 Why do we give gifts at Christmas? Those who believe in and love God do so because it is a way of honoring the gift He gave us in His Son Jesus, through whom we have the promise of eternal life. We do wonder why celebrating Christmas […]

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Grateful Kids

By Joey and Carla Link November 16, 2022 “What does it take to get grateful kids? It doesn’t matter what they get, they always want more.” Have you ever thought this about your kids? I know there are times I thought this about mine.  The opposite of gratefulness is selfishness. From wanting a bigger or better […]

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Give Your Kids the “Why”

By Joey and Carla Link November 2, 2022 When kids want to know something, they ask you “why?” This would be especially true of little kids. “Why is the grass green” “Why is the sky blue?” “Why do you stop when the light is red and go when the light is green?” The first 2 […]

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Positive Ways to Teach and Train Your Kids

By Joey and Carla Link October 26, 2022 In a recent Zoom parenting class, we were leading, every parent in the class admitted they yelled at their kids, which is a common parenting problem. It is a problem because harsh responses to your child’s wrong behavior can affect your child for the rest of his/her life. It also affects the level of respect your child will have for […]

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