Our show today was full of good information but the best of it came from our callers.
Eugene shared that the most important thing he did in raising his successful children was to play with them abundantly. The time taken to spend engaging time with his kids gave opportunities for them to “catch” fairness and gentleness values. It also kept him connected with his children and the days of their lives.
Joanne shared that love plays a huge part in growing successful kids. We have to love them unconditionally and remind them regularly how special they are.
Hilda shared that while play and love are important–there is a component that comes from scripture: we are to train-up our children in the way they should go. We need to teach them morals and values through our play and love. Every lesson can be a parable–every Bible story an applied lesson for our kids. We must hold them accountable to the truths that we teach them.
Gloria reminded us that church and a sense of community is very important to the success of our children. The sense of community that is felt when we belong to a body of believers is an integral part of supporting our children. Add into that the most important support–prayer and family devotions and you have a recipe for success for any child.
Thank you for calling in today. Rose and I pray that you are blessed with the true success that comes from a living relationship with God. Not only will you be successful but your children will be as well.
Today launched our new two part program: Part 1 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and Part 2from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. If you weren’t able to hear both hours, please visit www.lifetalk.net and listen via podcast.
Our guest today was Fire Prevention Officer Mike Weller from the Hagerstown, Maryland fire department. Mike is an expert in teaching prevention techniques to children and a great advocate in promoting such programs in the home school arena.
Officer Weller shared some valuable information regarding the top six causes of fires:
Unattended cooking
Electrical appliances that are old or in disrepair
Children playing with fire
Candles
Portable heaters
Smoking (the leading cause of fire related fatalities)
It is easy to see from this list that most fires, if not all, are preventable with education and proper maintenance.
Another important factor in preventing fires is to make sure you have an up-to-date (less than 10 years old) and efficient smoke detector. You should test your smoke detector at least once a month by pressing the TEST button on the detector. If your detector is less than 10 years old you will hear 3 short beeps followed by a pause - this pattern will be repeated until the smoke is cleared or the detector is disabled. IF YOU HEAR ANY OTHER PATTERN OF TONES YOUR DETECTOR IS TOO OLD AND SHOULD BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY.
Officer Weller also shared that you should have one detector for each common area on each floor of your house as well as one for every bedroom. Smoke detectors are not expensive and depending on the community you live in, may be offered free of charge by your local fire department.
One more important fact you should know - if you are in doubt about anything, contact your local fire department. Protecting your home from fire before the fact makes our fire fighter’s jobs easier and safer.
For more information visit www.firesafety.gov or call your local fire department.
Thank you, Officer Weller for your time and expertise. And a very hearty thanks to all the emergency personnel who protect and serve our communities.
Our subject today is “Inquiry Learning” - it almost sounds like you need a college degree to even broach the subject. But the fact of the matter is, inquiry learning is seeking for truth - questioning what is before you in a positive way. As I mentioned on the show, my father always probed when I would share something with him. His questions, even if they were as direct as “How do you feel about that?” would take my thinking to a deeper level. Inquiry learning takes facts and encourages the question, “How does this apply to me?” This is a huge question, and one that is usually encouraged in a home school setting. It is at home that children can safely explore how math, science, English, Bible - how all these important subjects effect them personally. It is at home that they can ask questions and know that they will be given a true and appropriate answer. And it is at home that parents know how they want their child guided and their questions can be directed to pure learning. So, the bottom line is that home schooling and inquiry learning are a marriage made in heaven. They compliment and strengthen each other and take home schooling to an even higher level. I must inquire, how do you feel about what you have learned?
Natives With A Mission (NWAM) is an organized effort with a two-fold endeavor; 1) to give an opportunity for Native American young people to step outside their culture and share the love of God with other Native American people, and 2) to witness to young Native American children about the loving Creator who has a plan for their lives.
With that in mind, Phyllis Washington, coordinator of NWAM set out to find approximately 30 young people who would like this experience. The summer of 2008 was the testing ground and was a huge success. We are in the midst of the second endeavor with four groups of young people presenting VBS programs all over the United States.
How You Can Help
This program is completely supported by donations from people who want to help in ministering to Native American children. These donations cover the cost of travel, food, lodging, supplies, and a few fun activities along the way. Because of the financial state of all of the students, they are dependent on help from others to even leave the school to attend the NWAM events. Your tax deductible donations make a huge difference in NWAM even being able to continue. We guarantee that 100 percent of all donations will go to NWAM.
How Do I Give
You can send all donations to:
Natives With A Mission
c/o NAD Children’s Ministries Department
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD21904
How Can My Home School Group Raise Money?
There are many ways your group can support this cause. Here are just a few:
Read-a-thon
Ask for donations for every book you read
Ask people to sponsor you by the half-hour or the hour of reading
Learn about Native Americans–this is a great opportunity to read books about Native Americans. Share your findings with those who sponsor you
Car Wash
Invite your church members or friends in the neighborhood to a car wash. If your church has a club such as Pathfinders or Awanas, ask them to join you.
Provide service for others
Ask neighbors and friends if they would make donations to this cause in return for helping them with chores. The possibilities are endless–you will be serving your neighbors while spreading the news about NWAM at the same time.
Weed the garden
Take out the trash
Wash Windows
Walk their pets
Sell produce from a garden
If your family has a garden, set up a stand or take orders from people at church to bring them produce when it is ripe
Our show today was very exciting; who knew that there was so much wonder underground? The answer to that rhetorical question would be our guest today, and resident “caveman” Jerry Bowen. Thank you, Jerry, for sharing your wealth of knowledge about caves and spelunking with us today. We sometimes forget the treasure trove a information that can be gleaned by studying this earth; even the dirt and the caves!
If you want to begin caving and need help, visit http://www.nssio.org/Find_Grotto.cfm to find a caving club near you. This is a great place to start as you will meet experienced cavers who can guide you and help you learn to cave correctly, i.e. the appropriate gear and supplies to purchase and where to start. For more information on caving in general, visit the National Speleological Society at http://caves.org.The link to Jerry’s personal site is http://www.caves.org/member/jerry. He welcomes your questions and comments and invites you to visit his site.
Below is a list of Iternet links you can follow to learn more about the world that lives beneath the surface of this earth.
Emil Silvestru: Emil Silvestru is the author of the book Caves which was given away as a gift to our first caller. Information about Emil’s credentials and other information can be found at http://creation.com/emil-silvestru.
We tackled some pretty interesting reading topics on this show with our guest, Ellen Dana.
One of the questions
“If a child suddenly begins reading without being taught phonics with some special program, is it safe to dispense with using phonics altogether?” generated some interesting comments. Maybe that’s why I have a hard time with spelling?
The most encouraging message from the day was that God has a plan for your life, He created you with special gifts and you should not let your inability to read keep you from reaching your potencial. Sometimes our children are made to feel like failures because they don’t read well, don’t fall into that trap!
If you want to learn more about the Moore way of learning, go to www.moorehomeschooling.com
After Paul’s mother’s day tribute to Jeane, I asked him what he did to help his young men understand the importance of finding nurturing women? He says he has 9 boys in the family and they are all still pretty young–ages ranging from 24 to 7. He said two important things. 1. It’s caught and not taught. and 2. His own time with God.
We asked Jeane about her children with special needs. She said, 1. God doesn’t make mistakes. 2. Don’t blame yourself. 3. Approach your relationship with that child as a blessing and part of God’s work for you. 4. Don’t take it alone (www.nathhan.com). 5. Pray for love for that child. 6. Recognize the blessing that child brings into your life and the life of your family.
She also talked about Angel’s Syndrome. Do you know a child that looks like an angel but then hauls off and hits or does some other out of character action? We’d like to hear about your experience.
Do you really think women watch the most TV? Has that been your experience? How did you like today’s version of the 23rd Psalm read by one of our callers? Do you think we came down too hard on TV?
Are you creating bullies? Do your children fight all the time? If so go back and listen to some of the comments we made in our radio show on conflict. Or maybe you have a solution, we’d like to hear your suggestions.
We said that bullying was defined as
(1) a specific type of aggression in which the behavior is intended to harm or hurt,
(2) the behavior occurs repeatedly over time, and
(3) there is an imbalance of power, with a more powerful person or group attacking a less powerful one. The aggressive behavior may be verbal (name calling or putdowns), physical (hitting, spitting, tripping), or psychological (rumors, shunning/exclusion).
Bullying causes major problems for children of all ages such as depression, low self-esteem, and truancy. Bullies often have similar problems as those who are bullied and suffer as adults, requiring more support from government agencies, have more court convictions and alcoholism, and use more mental health services. Bullying is wrong and if you know it is happening you need to do everything in your power to stop it.
Paul and Jeane–the parents of 22 children (5 biological and 17 adopted) explained it this way. The older children help with the younger ones and everyone has a task to do. For example, when Jeane has to take a child to one of the numerous doctor visits, the older children take care of the younger ones.
Paul and Jeane believe that homeschooling has been a huge blessing for the children who had never experienced a family before, no other way would it have been possible for them to learn about nuture, love, acceptance, and family dynamics if they hadn’t been immersed in family. Go to http://blessedbyachild.blogspot.com to read more about this family.
