Does your child love to compete against others? Would they rather be involved in music or robotics or art? If they fall into any of these categories, it’s still important to encourage them to participate in sports.
God has given us all different abilities. Many times, it’s just a matter of trying different things to see what they can do. The old saying, “you never know until you try” holds true in athletics. Let your child try different sports so they can discover what abilities God has given them. Maybe they succeed, maybe they fail but at least they know they tried. Playing on a team, even if you are just trying it out, teaches so many life lessons. Here are three benefits of letting your child try a sport.
Christian and Classical Education 101 I often catch myself describing Kevin Clark and Ravi Jain’s book, The Liberal Arts Tradition, as “Christian and Classical Education 2.0” and everyone knows what I mean — an indication of just how much sway the world of tech and software holds over us.
“A worldview is a commitment, a fundamental orientation of the heart, that can be expressed as a story or in a set of presuppositions (assumptions which may be true, partially true or entirely false) which we hold (consciously or subconsciously, consistently or inconsistently) about the basic constitution of reality, and that provides the foundations on which we live and more and have our being.” (James Sire, The Universe Next Door)
How can we as parents lead our children to fruitful, faith-filled lives? Even as our students are being taught in classical, Christian methods and materials in school, we can support and enhance that learning by what we do at home.
Welcome. You’re reading my first attempt at blogging. Like most things in life, I’ve arrived at this party considerably later than most. I’ve read blogs — some good, some bad — for almost twenty years without penning a single entry myself. “Why now?” you ask. Good question.
It is a parent' s delight to see their child grow and develop. Your child’s first step, first word and reading for the first time are milestones every parent loves to witness. Most children naturally learn to walk and talk but learning to read must be taught. Reading is foundational to all future learning. What then are the best methods for teaching this critical skill?