Recently, Guy has been showing interest in doing family history and indexing. And ever since he listened to a young woman in our ward give a talk in sacrament meeting about how indexing is...
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Friday, May 23, 2014
"If you see a gun..."
Time is just flying by over here. My two older kids (and Steve) are at Field Day today, and Autumn is at her second to last day ever as a Preschooler!
We've had children in preschool for the last four years straight, and it has been a wonderful preschool experience.
I will always remember listening to Guy and Scarlett singing for the first time "Be Careful Little Ears" what you hear. Precious.
And probably one of the early moments where I started to think seriously about teaching my children how to make good choices about what they see, hear, do, etc.
I was reminded today, as I was being interviewed for an article about teaching children to make wise media choices, of an experience that I had recently with Autumn.
She had come home from a day at preschool where their special visitor, a local police officer, had visited to teach them about gun safety.
There is a national program on gun safety where Eddie the Eagle says, "If you see a gun: Stop! Don't Touch. Leave the area. Tell an adult."
When I came to pick the kids up from school, they were reviewing what they'd learned and doing actions to go with each step. It was the "Stop. Drop. and Roll" of gun safety, and it made me laugh, but I was glad they were learning such important stuff.
Later that week, we were reviewing the "Family Media Checklist" on page 6 of the May 2014 Friend, which asks the question, "What should you do if you see something that makes you uncomfortable" online?
I realized that Autumn's action plan for gun safety would work just as well for safety online or in other venues. I said that we should treat pornographic material--where ever we might encounter it--in much the same way: "Stop! or turn it off. Don't touch (or look at it). Leave the area (or go outside and play something else). Tell an adult or parent!"
Since my daughter had already learned these principles (with actions even) in regard to a firearm, it was easy for her to apply these principles to material she might see online that could be just as harmful to her spirit!
Another resource on this topic, in case you missed it:
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Conversion Story of Roger A. Osborne
Last night, during FHE, we learned about the conversion story of my Grandfather Roger A. Osborne. My grandfather married my grandmother the year that I was born. It was his second marriage...
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Mormon Helping Hands - Ives Run, PA
Just dropping in to share a few photos from our fun Mormon Helping Hands/Stake service day last Saturday. Our Stake President has been having us do these things for about four years or more...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Connecting Kids with Righteous Ancestors
In the recent General Conference, Elder Walker said, "The more connected we feel to our righteous forefathers, the more likely we are to make wise and righteous choices."
With so many apostolic promises...
Monday, May 12, 2014
Letters from a Bad Bad Bad Mommy
Welllll, yesterday was a big day.
Because THIS GIRL joined the Nursery as an 18 month old for the first time!
She did great, as expected. Didn't cry one bit, but did protest when...
Monday, May 5, 2014
Elder Ballard's CES Broadcast
Whew! May is such a busy month! I am happy to report, though, that I was able to do my own intensive study of General Conference last week, gleaning the messages that were meant just...
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