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We Are More Than Beautiful
46 Real Teens Speak Out about Beauty, Happiness, Love and Life
by Woody Winfree
The new book, We Are More Than Beautiful for teen girls ...
Values Versus Pop Culture
No matter where you live and how sheltered you keep your family, Western values are infiltrating our households.
How do you prevent American values (i.e. that beauty, wealth, and power are the keys to happiness and success) from taking hold in your children's mind?
What is ...
Yell at Your Kids in the Afteroon… but Not in the Mornings!
Yell at your kids in the afternoon, but…
… NOT in the mornings!
This week, we are going to incorporate a new habit into our lives. The purpose of this particular habit is to make our children’s living more pleasant and to give them the ...
Driving Without Fuel
Here’s a question for you:
Would you attempt a cross-country drive without a single gallon of gas in your car’s tank?
At the risk of stating the obvious, nobody in their right mind would try to take a trip in a vehicle that ...
Don’t Worry!
It was one of those dull, gray Monday mornings earlier this week when I was sitting in my doctor’s office being administered a medication via IV for several hours. Unfortunately, I had neglected to find a good book to accompany me on this ...
Parents - 12 Holiday Tips For Balance, Harmony, and Joy
This time of year, we look forward to the excitement and fun of the holiday season: Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and the New Year are all occasions to rejoice and celebrate with family and friends. With the holidays, though, comes more than the ...
Reframing
The Art of Reframing
It’s not just for artists and professional framers.
Reframing is a psychological tool that can simply transform your life. I know, it sounds pretty cliché, however- it’s the truth.
The other day I was parked in our ...
You Can’t Teach It If You Don’t Know It!
If you were asked to deliver a lecture about marine biology in thirty minutes, would you be able to give a terrific speech?
Probably not. And neither would I.
How about if the subject was antique marble collecting? Or ancient Chinese ...
Mom Song
Go ahead... you deserve a laugh!
Juggling!
Every busy parent knows that life is a continuous juggling act in the midst of a three-ring-circus. Trust me, I have three little boys, each of whom manages to demand, perform, and behave in excess of a Barnum and Bailey show!...
Responsibility!
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There are so many powerful thoughts regarding raising small souls cruising through my mind today that I scarcely know where to begin! We just returned from a ...
Reclaiming the Lost Art of Listening
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My good friend Sarah recently repeated this conversation to us, and we laughed until we could laugh no longer.
"Hi, how are you?" the ...
“Ouch!” Change is Uncomfortable!
Take the time to take a good hard look at where you are today, and where you want to be in the future.
You are here, yet you want to be there. Your children are here, and you’d ...
Planting Small Souls
Raising children is arguably one of the most complex and profound challenges that we face. From the innocent days of infancy through the complicated chaos of the teenage years, childrearing is fraught with questions and uncertainty.
Like a freshly ...
Five Tips to Kick Start Your Child’s Self Esteem
If there is one attribute that can change the outcome of a child’s life, I would have to define that as self-esteem.
Low self-esteem can take a youngster to unsavory relationships and ...
Everything Versus Something
It happens at the most surprising moments. A flash of inspiration bolts into our heart, and like Nike, the energy shouts, "Just do it!"
Perhaps it was a sidelong glance at well-mannered children in another family, or even one of the articles on this ...
Activities for Children
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I hope you and your child enjoyed them:)
Additionally, please let me know what kind of activities you would like to see from RaisingSmallSouls in the future!
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Choices
Choices!
If I had to summarize the moral of RaisingSmallSouls.com’s popular ‘Animal School’ movie, I would borrow the words of King Solomon: "Educate a lad according to his way; even in old age he will not depart ...
A Thought
My husband just shared this thought with me, and I found it hit home in my heart in a poignant manner, so allow me to share it with you.
When an archer takes hold of his bow and arrow, the ...
Dear Mommy & Daddy,
My five-year-old son brought home a picture of a fruit tree he had decorated in school, with the following poem that I feel compelled to share with you:
Dear Mommy and Daddy,
When a farmer plants a tree,
He toils and toils endlessly.
He works all day and ...
Playing… and Learning!
Some of the deepest and most inspirational lessons that we have learned were a result of observation, rather than lectures. It's simple psychological math that actions always speak louder than words.
Weaving lessons into everyday life, especially fun activities like a game that your child ...
The Only Parenting Failure
"The only failure is not trying."
As long as you have not given up, you are still in the game. Continuing to try, no matter what the results of your attempts, makes you a success!
The very fact that you are on reading RaisingSmallSouls.com means ...
Of Parenting and Piloting
Have you ever flown on a commercial airplane? Are you aware that the majority of the time the airplane does not travel on its specific flight course?!
How do planes reach their destination, when factors such as air currents and whether constantly move it ...
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