Comments on: Do You Have a Parenting Mission Statement? Why Not? http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/do-you-have-a-parenting-mission-statement-why-not/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:16:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: troubled teen program http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/do-you-have-a-parenting-mission-statement-why-not/#comment-41761 troubled teen program Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:46:59 +0000 http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/15#comment-41761 My mission statement would be " train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it " (proverbs 22:6) My mission statement would be ” train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it ” (proverbs 22:6)

]]> By: Amanda Wilson http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/do-you-have-a-parenting-mission-statement-why-not/#comment-20086 Amanda Wilson Tue, 15 May 2007 17:15:26 +0000 http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/15#comment-20086 My "mission statement" for my children is from a verse from the Bible. "The goal of our instruction is LOVE from a pure heart, a GOOD conscience, and a sincere FAITH." I try to remember that verse with every decision I make and aim my children towards loving and obeying God. My “mission statement” for my children is from a verse from the Bible.
“The goal of our instruction is LOVE from a pure heart, a GOOD conscience, and a sincere FAITH.” I try to remember that verse with every decision I make and aim my children towards loving and obeying God.

]]> By: Kyla http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/do-you-have-a-parenting-mission-statement-why-not/#comment-15563 Kyla Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:04:00 +0000 http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/15#comment-15563 Yes I agree, I will request a family meeting this weekend and have a mission statement set up for our family. WOO HOO!! Love this site!! Kyla Yes I agree, I will request a family meeting this weekend and have a mission statement set up for our family. WOO HOO!!
Love this site!!

Kyla

]]> By: joann http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/do-you-have-a-parenting-mission-statement-why-not/#comment-1400 joann Sat, 05 Aug 2006 14:01:34 +0000 http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/15#comment-1400 I am a grandma and am very impressed with the way the father handled this situation. I don't think I would have been so understanding myself. I wish I had a mission statement when my children were young. I am dtrying to do better now with my grandchildren, but all families could use a mission statement if it would help in situations like the one you described! Great idea! I am a grandma and am very impressed with the way the father handled this situation. I don’t think I would have been so understanding myself. I wish I had a mission statement when my children were young. I am dtrying to do better now with my grandchildren, but all families could use a mission statement if it would help in situations like the one you described! Great idea!

]]> By: Yehoshua Friedman http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/do-you-have-a-parenting-mission-statement-why-not/#comment-1323 Yehoshua Friedman Mon, 31 Jul 2006 07:24:35 +0000 http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/15#comment-1323 I travel a lot in other people's cars and I can tell you that if I know they are good people and don't exactly know where they are going, I will get into the car and help them if they are going in the same general direction. If they want to go to California and I want to go to Los Angeles, even if we clarify on the way that they want to be in Sacramento, that still gets we a long way if we were starting from New York. But if I start out from somewhere southwest, it might not work. So the starting point matters as well. Moral of the story: you have to start where you are. I travel a lot in other people’s cars and I can tell you that if I know they are good people and don’t exactly know where they are going, I will get into the car and help them if they are going in the same general direction. If they want to go to California and I want to go to Los Angeles, even if we clarify on the way that they want to be in Sacramento, that still gets we a long way if we were starting from New York. But if I start out from somewhere southwest, it might not work. So the starting point matters as well. Moral of the story: you have to start where you are.

]]> By: Natalie Valles http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/do-you-have-a-parenting-mission-statement-why-not/#comment-921 Natalie Valles Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:59:58 +0000 http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/15#comment-921 I can't believe no one has posted here! What an idea! We haven't made a parenting mission statement but maybe we could. We do however create a family plan. We draw it out on chart paper using the backwards planning method...seeing where do want to be and plan how to get there. Then we roll it up and put it away. Every now and then we pull it out to see how we are doing and when we accomplish all the goals, we do a new one! Plus, it's fun to see what you have accomplished , and how much. Also, your vlaues change over time and you can note that with the MAP (Making Action Plans). I can’t believe no one has posted here! What an idea!

We haven’t made a parenting mission statement but maybe we could. We do however create a family plan. We draw it out on chart paper using the backwards planning method…seeing where do want to be and plan how to get there. Then we roll it up and put it away. Every now and then we pull it out to see how we are doing and when we accomplish all the goals, we do a new one! Plus, it’s fun to see what you have accomplished , and how much. Also, your vlaues change over time and you can note that with the MAP (Making Action Plans).

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