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Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Benefits of church-going for family life

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As divorce rates are the same in church-goers as in the rest of society, church-going hardly seems to make the difference in family life one would hope. If church-going were modeled after the New Testament church, or even after house churches in countries such as China, there would probably be great benefit to families, as th... More..

Relationships & Family > Tips for Marital Happiness Changing your spouse's behavior

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If you want to change your spouse's behavior, change your own. Change #1 should be focusing on your own full plate of faults and forgetting your spouse's. If you don't, be sure your focus on his/her faults will draw attention to your own. And be sure you have plenty of them. Change your thinking from what your spouse does wro... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Discipline Strategies Arguments in favor of spanking

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People who don't know the difference between spanking and "hitting", as it is often called, shouldn't spank. But the rest of us, people with any modicum of common sense, know it's virtually impossible keep your sanity and to raise a happy, well-mannered child without a spanking now and then. The Bible admonishes parents not t... More..

Relationships & Family > Love & Lust Favorite romantic love quotes

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My favorite love quotes were made for me, by my husband. Before our first date he brought me a fattening sandwich to work. When I turned my nose up at the thickness of the bologna and generous layer of Miracle Whip, he said, "If a strong wind comes you'll regret it!" In other words, "You're too thin." What lovely words.His ne... More..

Education > Homeschooling What to know about homeschooling your child

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Misadventures in Reading, or, How and How Not to Teach Your Child to ReadUnique in all the World In the ongoing study of our four children, my husband and I are sometimes stumped. "He gets that from your side," I often say. "She must get that from your side. No one in my family has ever done that!" my husband declares. They a... More..

Education > Homeschooling Homeschooling: Knowing what subjects to teach

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If your home school is only going to be a facsimile of the traditional classroom setting, you're missing the point!As a mom who has sent kids to public and private schools, and who is now home schooling, I have made a few observations and done more than a little research on what constitutes real education.Real education produ... More..

Education > Homeschooling The legacy of John Holt and the 'unschooling' movement

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MISADVENTURES IN READINGUnique in all the World In the ongoing study of our four children, my husband and I are sometimes stumped. "He gets that from your side," I often say. "She must get that from your side. No one in my family has ever done that!" my husband declares. They are individuals, charmingly different even from th... More..

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1. Arguments in favor of spanking
2. Benefits of church-going for family life
3. Homeschooling: Knowing what subjects to teach
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5. Changing your spouse's behavior
6. What to know about homeschooling your child
7. The legacy of John Holt and the 'unschooling' movement

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