“It’s much easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Frederick Douglass
Why It’s Important to Build Strong Children
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Build a Legacy Your Kids can be Proud of
It’s Hump Day. Loosen Up!
Never Stop Swinging
To Hire a Baby-sitter or To Not Hire a Baby-sitter. That is the question
Well well well – What are you doing on your Friday Night? I’m obviously bored out of my mind at the moment or maybe I just like taking random pictures of myself. You be the judge?
A good question has been raised tonight. When is a good age to hire a non-family babysitter for your children. Just like every other good parent, I’m a bit anal about who I let keep my kids. What choice do we have with a lack of family with disposable time. Spending quality time together should be a priority in any relationship but what happens when you have kids and no reliable weekend babysitter? I’m considering our neighbors teenage daughter but I can’t help thinking of what teenage words or behaviors the kids will pick up from her in the 3 hours left alone with her. She’s a good kid but let’s be for real, she’s a teenager. Am I tweaking?
We’re going to start the conversation because nights like this just can’t happen. I need time with my boo! I’ll let you know how things pan out.
If you have any babysitting advice please comment.
Enjoy your Friday Night!
Not into Trick or Treating? Grab Your Best Non Scary Costume for the Hallelujah Costume Party at New Faith Baptist Church in Matteson, IL
I would like to personally invite you to the Hallelujah Costume Party at New Faith Baptist Church International. It is going to be a BLAST!!! Here are some of the things to look forward to…
Live DJ…Bounce House…Apple Bobbing…Video Games…Face Painting…Dancing… Food…and much more!! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!
When: Friday October 25th, 2013
Where: New Faith Baptist Church International
Time: 6:00pm-10:00pm
Admission: Free with one Thanksgiving perishable item
Age: K-12th grade
**Please no demonic costumes**
Tennille D. Snodgrass
Director
Camp Journey/Youth Ministry
New Faith Baptist Church International
25 South Central Avenue
Matteson, IL 60443
(708) 720-0477 Fax
Need a Indoor Play Place for Rainy Days? Try EduFun Play Center
Kids need their play time. Today we took our little mr. to EduFun Play Center in South Holland, IL.
I’ll admit I had no idea what to expect but I’m tired of the playground and Randy needed to get out the house.
We grabbed some food from Boston Market (Yum Yum) and headed to EduFun. Didn’t know at the time but you can bring food. That’s great!! The play places in the mall won’t allow that.
The building is 1 block off 159th street. Easy to find! Because it’s a week day of course it wasn’t packed which wasn’t a problem for Randy. He doesn’t mind entertaining himself.
We knew we were on to something when Randy said “Mommy this is a nice place.”
For $5 he played for 90 minutes. They even gave him a batman tattoo and a lunch. Bonus!
Mrs. Okeisha, whom I believe is the owner offers cooking classes with 24 hours notice. We’ll definitely be back for that.
Here’s the link http://www.edufunplaycenter.com/
You Got One More Time: Method for Dealing with Non Listening Kids (besides whooping)
So you’ve whooped your son, taken his favorite game away and he’s still acting up. As parents we’d like to believe our words are enough to encourage the right action. Yeah Right! These smart tale kids are an advanced bread (straight from my granny’s mouth)
I was a teen only 10 years ago and from what I remember, my mom’s yelling voice and whooping threats where like going to the bathroom. It occurred often. It didn’t scare me any more. No I didn’t purposely disobey her. It’s safe to say all her messages stop getting through because I tuned her yelling and threats out.
My mom being the innovative lady she was had another method of communicating. BOOKS! She knew I hated to talk to her about anything but loved to read . Luckily my son loves to read also. He’s tuned out my threats at 4years old. Sad, I know. (Teach your kids with what they like to do.)
Growing up means learning and as much as I’d like to believe my son is perfectly well mannered all the time, he’s not. To help him understand right and wrong we read about different situations and how kids handle them. We then apply those to his life. I have him verbally report what we read and I pray he gets it. (The real test is when he actually applies it)
While we won’t abandon whooping all together there are other methods to explore before I wear myself out chasing a kid,
Share your method of dealing with your kids naughty moments . Email us at mommymakinmoves@gmail.com
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Mommy Makin Moves Mingle Coming Soon
I smell a collaboration. We’ve found a great location for the 1st MommyMakinMoves.com Mingle. Guess what? You’ll be able to bring your kids along to play while you make business contacts and network with like minded moms. The event isn’t just for moms but it will provide perks so busy moms can make moves too.
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