tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324678900326967272024-03-12T23:10:53.161-07:00EpicWorld Dinner TopicsDinner Topics, Character Education, Christian Parenting, stress management, traditions,restoring culture of liberty.Audrey/Kicks 'n' Giggles Nurseryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498643894656058365noreply@blogger.comBlogger340125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32467890032696727.post-78870234601673194932014-05-16T14:31:00.000-07:002014-05-16T14:46:45.137-07:00Memorial Day: Remembering American Hero<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Memorial Day Tribute: </span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam War Hero</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As a prisoner of war in Vietnam, this courageous man sent a vital message to America in a unique way. See video below. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Also, see by the comments which follow, how much the rising generation needs to be taught history. It is ignorance and disrespect like Sebastian's which leads to such great loss of liberty.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Video Jeremiah Denton blinking Morse Code for T-O-R-T-U-R-E
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Sebastian B </h3>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Someone can decode what he is
saying? If it's "torture", what does he expect giving this message?
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<u>10GreyhoundsRule </u> </h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For goodness sake.
Are you 5? He was an officer held as a POW for over 7 years experiencing
torture on a daily basis and solitary confinement for most of that time. The
USA needed to know what was really going on in the POW confinement areas. He
took a chance to let them know. He had no way of knowing if anyone else was
trying to get word out. This was a chance and he took it. War crimes. Geneva
Convention. Get out a history book and start reading. </span></span></span></h3>
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Sebastian B reply: </h3>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">woow calm down dude!
</span>epicworldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335293623857773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32467890032696727.post-75893693537917201232014-04-02T14:18:00.000-07:002014-04-02T14:18:04.084-07:00Parenting Value: Respect vs Ego<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Value of Unselfishness & Sensitivity</h2>
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<a href="http://www.valuesparenting.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Richard and Linda Eyre</span></a></div>
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Ego</span><br />
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<i>More respect for others, less egocentric. Becoming more extra-centered
and less self-centered. Learning to feel with and for others. Empathy,
tolerance, brotherhood. Sensitivity to needs in people and situations.</i></blockquote>
<a href="http://dinnertopics.wordpress.com/2014/04/07/parents-teaching-children-character-respect-vs-ego/" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Methods for Teaching Children Respect vs being egocentric</span></b></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Introduction</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some children have a natural and seemingly inherent sense of caring and
sensitivity. Such cases are rather rare, however, and the self-centered
"surrounded by mirrors" perspective of life is typical of most
children, particularly adolescents. In fact most of the problems teenagers face
(whether taking the form of rebellion or of extreme shyness and withdrawal)
stem from their rather intense preoccupation with self. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nevertheless, children can begin to learn sensitivity and unselfishness at a
very young age, and they should learn it as a skill and a capacity as well as a
value. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Children have difficulty empathizing and applying their own feelings to
others. A child can feel crushed one day because Jimmy didn't invite him to his
birthday party and the next day forget to include someone who looks lonely in
the basketball game at recess. Adolescents love to borrow clothes, but many
hate to lend them and often forget to return them or to "repair the
damage." It takes real effort on the part of parents and sometimes a very
long time for most children to realize that the world does not revolve around
them, that others' feelings are crucial and that there is a great deal to be
learned from giving up something they really want for the sake of someone else. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>General Guidelines</b></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Give responsibility.</i> Try to bring out your children's appreciation
and empathy for the difficulties and challenges of others. A recent Harvard
study pointed up an interesting connection between how much responsibility
children were given and their tendencies to be altruistic and extra-centered.
Apparently children who are given everything but responsibility not only become
spoiled but actually tend to begin to lose their sense of caring and concern. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">During this month reemphasize and redefine the responsibilities you give
your children and the dependability you expect of them. Discuss, whenever you
get the chance, the responsibilities that others have and how we must be
sensitive to the burdens other people have. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Teach by example and active listening.</i> Show children the attitude of
empathy and the kinds of sensitivity that you want them to mirror. Try to make
your own listening and caring more obvious. One way to do this is "active
listening." Instead of the normal parental tendencies of directing,
managing, and interrogating children, try to really hear what children say.
Paraphrase back to them what they have said in a way that reassures them that
you heard what they said, have understood it, and are concerned about it. This
technique is sometimes also called Rogerian technique after Carl Rogers, the
pioneering psychologist who found that people of any age will tell you more if
you listen rather than ask. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The practice of active listening will, in addition to encouraging your children
to say more to you, set a profound example of the kind of sensitivity you hope
they themselves will develop. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Say, "I'm sorry."</i> Show your children your sensitivity and
help them feel sensitive toward you. Whenever you have made a mistake or
misjudgment or even been a little insensitive to a child's needs (through your
own busy-ness, preoccupation, etc.), go to the child and say you're sorry for
not being more in tune and sensitive to what they were worried about or needed. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Make an effort to tell your children how the things they do make you
feel.</i> This will help children be more aware of your feelings and be more
sensitive toward them. <b>If a teenager tells you that you are weird, tell him
that that hurts your feelings. Sometimes children think of parents as people on
whom they can vent their feelings without making a dent. </b>Tell them not only the
hurtful things but the positive things. For example, "It makes me feel so
happy when I see you cleaning things up without being asked or helping your
little brother with his homework." </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i>Remember that unselfishness does not come naturally</i>.</b> Try to maintain
your patience as you implement this "month." <b>Everyone, although in
varying degrees, is born with a certain amount of selfishness. There is no
quick fix for learning to be unselfish. It is a process that takes thinking and
practicing and a certain amount of maturity to develop.</b> </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><i>Praise</i>.</b> Reinforce -- and cause repetition of -- unselfish behavior.
Heap praise on signs or symptoms or even brief glimpses of unselfishness in
children of any age! Let's face it, an act of simple sharing in children --
particularly small ones -- is cause for genuine celebration. And it also calls
for praise and recognition. When a child shares, or gives, or sees and responds
to needs in another, praise him, pick him up and hug him, and point out what
he's just done to anyone else who is around.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>"Parenting-by-Objective"</strong></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Review the activities and stories that go along with this months value. Make
sure everyone in your family understands the value so they can see how they can
apply it in their own lives and situations.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Talk about the Monthly Value every morning and remind your family to look
for opportunities to use the value throughout the day. They may also observe
how others don't understand the value. Get your children to share their experience
with the value each day at the dinner table or before you go to bed. Be sure to
share your experience each day as well. It will help your children know that
you are thinking about the value too.</span><br />
epicworldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335293623857773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32467890032696727.post-40248367747020757452014-02-15T16:52:00.000-08:002014-02-15T16:52:47.499-08:00Classical Music: Legend and Acoustic Guitar<h2>
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Andres Segovia plays "Legend," by Albeniz</span></span></h2>
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Moderation in speaking, in eating, in exercising. The controlling and bridling
of one's own appetites. Understanding the limits of body and mind. Avoiding the
dangers of extreme, unbalanced viewpoints. The ability to balance
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This year, as he approaches fourteen, our most undisciplined
child is beginning to show great progress. Three years ago he simply could not
remember to do his homework. On occasion when he did do his work, he couldn't
seem to remember whether or not he'd handed it in. His thoughts were immersed
in model airplanes, snakes and gerbils, and computer games. Nothing else
mattered much to him. I was constantly nagging him to clean his room and
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then two fairly significant things happened to him: Our
family moved to England, and he was enrolled in an extremely disciplined school
for boys, complete with a school uniform that included black wool pants, black
leather shoes, gray socks, a white shirt, gray V-neck sweater, school tie, and
blue blazer. Any boy lacking any part of his uniform was severely reprimanded.
Not only that, each boy was required to take thirteen subjects, which included
physics, chemistry, classical studies, and mythology. Not a bad schedule of
classes for a seventh-grader! Each boy was required to carry an assignment
notebook in the left-inside pocket of his jacket. Each class and the assignment
for that day were to be carefully printed inside. Any teacher could stop any
boy and ask to see his notebook at any time. If the notebook was not there or
was not complete, the student was doomed to detention. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">At about the same time, I decided that my relationship with
this child was suffering because of my incessant reminders to practice, to
clean his room, to get his homework done. I eased off, and decided that my
communication and friendship with him were more important than the tidiness of
his room. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This year this boy was transformed from a caterpillar to a
lovely moth. (He can't really be classified as a butterfly, because his room
still looks about the same -- even though he cleans it up at least once a month
now without being asked.) </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I find little homework lists in the jumbled place he calls
his room, and he just became an Eagle Scout and a member of the National Honor
Society. Instead of thinking of him as a thorn in my side, I now regard him as
one of my favorite people. -- Linda </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Self-discipline means many things: being able to motivate
and manage yourself and your time, being able to control yourself and your
temper, being able to control your appetites (and here the companion word
moderation comes into play). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Self-discipline and moderation are two sides of the same
coin. Self-discipline is pulling up and away from the laziness of doing too
little. Moderation is pulling in and away from the excesses of trying to do or
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">These are values on which all parents must work personally.
And it is our example, more than any other method or technique, that will teach
this value to our children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Review the activities and stories that go along with this
months value. Make sure everyone in your family understands the value so they
can see how they can apply it in their own lives and situations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Talk about the Monthly Value every morning and remind your
family to look for opportunities to use the value throughout the day. They may
also observe how others don't understand the value. Get your children to share
their experience with the value each day at the dinner table or before you go
to bed. Be sure to share your experience each day as well. It will help your
children know that you are thinking about the value too.</span></div>
epicworldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335293623857773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32467890032696727.post-25354314739507133012013-11-01T11:32:00.000-07:002013-11-01T11:46:40.538-07:00Stress Relief, Classical Music, and Tchaikovsky<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lift your Holiday Spirit with wonderful Tchaikovsky classics</span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Minor
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epicworldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335293623857773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32467890032696727.post-86946545619977316712013-10-17T09:00:00.000-07:002013-10-17T09:00:00.741-07:00Classical Music and Franz Liszt<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vladimir Horowitz, World Class Pianist</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dinner Topics for Friday</span></h2>
<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Waltz from opera "Faust", by Charles Gounod</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">O, Divine Redeemer, by Charles Gounod </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is heavenly!
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epicworldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335293623857773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32467890032696727.post-54010733308536711482013-06-12T13:41:00.001-07:002013-06-12T13:41:02.948-07:00Christianity, Parents, and Marriage
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<p>Dinner Topics for Thursday Here Christian leaders make a clear statement on Biblical values and moral absolutes. The Family A Proclamation to the World The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of</p>
<a href='http://dinnertopics.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/christianity-parents-and-marriage/'>http://dinnertopics.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/christianity-parents-and-marriage/</a>
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<p>Dinner Topics for Wednesday The Tenth Commandment is: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife …nor anything that is thy neighbor’s. This may be the tenth commandment, but it definitely is not an</p>
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epicworldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335293623857773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32467890032696727.post-46359244995068532302013-06-11T09:41:00.001-07:002013-06-11T09:41:24.301-07:00President Obama Scandal Update 2
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<p>From Rush Limbaugh Show President Obama: Scandal Update 2 RUSH: I mentioned in the first hour that I wanted to go through some of the scandals, or if you will, some of the irregularities. Here</p>
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<p>Dinner Topics for Tuesday Is there a War on Men in America?</p>
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epicworldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335293623857773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32467890032696727.post-66655630717655456462013-06-08T13:42:00.001-07:002013-06-08T13:42:41.505-07:00Abortion Victim: Fathers
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<p>Another victim of abortion By Anne Reed It is a simple fact that conception of a child requires the equal biological participation of a female and a male counterpart – mother and father. The baby is obviously the first victim</p>
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epicworldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335293623857773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32467890032696727.post-899102631600293532013-06-07T13:41:00.001-07:002013-06-07T13:41:15.099-07:00President Obama, Scandal, and Social Media
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<p>Obama mining Facebook, Twitter to predict crimes Controversial program may offer insight into Verizon scandal</p>
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epicworldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335293623857773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32467890032696727.post-50117312167531878112013-06-07T09:42:00.001-07:002013-06-07T09:42:05.560-07:00World War 2: D-Day Anniversary and Ronald Reagan
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<p>D-Day visit Anniversary of June 6, 1944</p>
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epicworldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335293623857773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32467890032696727.post-85909896240493709532013-06-06T14:43:00.001-07:002013-06-06T14:43:25.698-07:00Stress Management, Classical Music and Robert Schumann
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<p>Dinner Topics for Friday Listen to Music by Robert Schumann From Wikipedia Robert Schumann[1] (8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856) was a German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era.</p>
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epicworldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335293623857773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32467890032696727.post-39014512540898508382013-06-06T10:00:00.000-07:002013-06-06T10:00:05.040-07:00Classical Music and Robert Schumann<h2>
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Robert Schumann Spring Symphony</h2>
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<p>Dinner Topics for Thursday Teaching Justice and Mercy June Value: Justice and Mercy, Introduction and part 1 From Richard and Linda Eyre</p>
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epicworldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335293623857773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32467890032696727.post-87892679279027879162013-06-05T10:00:00.000-07:002013-06-05T10:00:04.807-07:00Parenting Value: Justice and Mercy<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dinner Topics for Thursday</span></h1>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.valuesparenting.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">From Richard and Linda Eyre</a></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Justice & Mercy</span></h2>
<i>O<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">bedience to law, fairness in work and play. An understanding of natural
consequences and the law of the harvest. A grasp of mercy and forgiveness and
an understanding of the futility (and bitter poison) of carrying a grudge.</span></i><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Introduction</b></span><br />
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5wvTtbyVVvMvqAfESOoW1ohPcoerCa3qAaW9Fenjax7Qohn8k0T1EwhS-qGmRpJHzw7x3YuZAoYndTLSGIGVj7ERkOGXtwTwRqvyTzLEjMa5ZCQ_tWzwWu6WDcajcuOZm6jTu3ezbHQ/s1600/family1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5wvTtbyVVvMvqAfESOoW1ohPcoerCa3qAaW9Fenjax7Qohn8k0T1EwhS-qGmRpJHzw7x3YuZAoYndTLSGIGVj7ERkOGXtwTwRqvyTzLEjMa5ZCQ_tWzwWu6WDcajcuOZm6jTu3ezbHQ/s1600/family1.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Justice and mercy</i> -- these words seem too abstract, multifaceted,
maybe even too religious for children to understand. Yet when they are broken
down into their simplest form, they are the basic values for every household --
the values around which everything else revolves.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is both security and unity in the justice and fairness that exists in
the home. The beginning lies in the developing of clear family laws and
providing for repentance and apology as well as for consistent justice. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Perhaps the two most important things we've ever learned in our family about
justice and mercy were taught to us by our oldest daughter as she was growing
up. The first lesson came when she was about seven. We had tried to set up some
"family laws" for her and her five-year-old sister. We had done so
democratically by asking them to suggest laws. We wrote their suggestions on a
list, along with our own and ended up with twenty-four family laws, ranging
from "don't hit anyone" to "don't plug in plugs." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">____________</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One Sunday seven-year-old Saren came home from Sunday School with a
suggestion. "Dad and Mom," she said, "I think we've got way too
many laws. I can't even remember half of them. I learned today that Heavenly
Father only gave us ten laws! We need to simplify!" </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And simplify we did. We worked our list down to five one-word laws that each
child knew and understood; we connected them with natural-consequence punishments,
and we felt that we at least were beginning to teach the value of justice in
our family. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">About three years later this same oldest daughter, now ten, reminded us, of
the other principle that needs to go hand in hand with justice. Again it was
Sunday, and again we had just returned from Sunday School. One of her little
brothers had become angry with his sister and pushed her down. We were in the
process of administering the punishment of sending the boy to his room, but
Saren noticed the look on his face, which said he was sorry for what he'd done
and concerned that he had hurt his sister. "You know, Dad," Saren
said, "if someone is sorry and wants to apologize and promise not to do it
again, he shouldn't have to have the punishment. In the Bible they call it
repenting." -- Richard </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">_______________</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Saren was right of course. One reason for repentance is to avoid punishment.
And more is often learned from repenting than from being punished. Our five
family laws now carry provisions for repentance and thus give us frequent
opportunities to learn the two most difficult (and perhaps most important)
skills of life -- namely to repent or improve and to forgive. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This value carries such importance -- and such relevance to our happiness.
Children who learn to obey laws, to treat others fairly, and to be both
repentant and forgiving can largely avoid the bitterness, the grudges, and the
guilt along with the mental or physical imprisonment that are the consequences
of not understanding or living the value of justice and mercy. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>General Guidelines</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b> </b></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Set up simple family laws. This will help children know their limits and
understand what is expected of them. It is best to do this in two
"sessions." The first session is briefly to discuss with children the
importance of laws. For example, there are government laws about stealing or
cheating or hurting others. There are traffic laws that make it safer to be on
the roads, and so on. We also need laws in our family so that we can be happier
and so that everyone can know what is expected. Then ask the children for their
input. What laws do they suggest? Make notes. Then tell them that you (as the
parent or parents) will work on the laws and hold another family session when
you are ready to discuss them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After you (as parents) have decided on your family laws, write them on a
chart and hold a second family session to explain them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We suggest five simple, one-word laws that children can fully understand and
easily remember: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PEACE (no hitting, fighting,
yelling, whining, etc.). </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PEGS (make a pegboard for
each child, each with four pegs -- one representing family job, one for
homework and practicing (if the child is learning a musical instrument),
and one for evening things (room clean, teeth brushed, in bed on time).
The law is to get each peg in each day. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ASKING (don't go anywhere,
invite anyone over, etc., without permission). </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ORDER (room straight, pick up
after self). </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">OBEDIENCE (do what parents
say). </span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Discuss how each law makes family members happier.</b></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Establish rewards to go with the keeping of each law and punishments to go
with the breaking of each law. This helps children learn cause and effect and
understand elementary justice. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Enhance the "payday" system for pegs by having a bonus for each of
the other laws they have done well on keeping during the week (peace, asking,
order, obedience). Adjust the payday reward system to match the ages and needs
of your children. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The main punishment for disobedience to the five family laws should be the
absence of reward. On payday praise a child who did well and basically ignore
(rather than chastise) a child who did poorly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Certain laws also need specific punishments. These should be as close to
"natural consequences" as possible. Some examples and suggestions: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PEACE: As discussed earlier,
have a "repenting bench" where children who argue or fight have
to sit until they can tell you what they (not the other child) did wrong. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ASKING: If a child does
something or goes somewhere without permission, then the answer should be
"no" next time to remind him. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ORDER: Other family members
pick up a child's things and throw them on his bed. He has to put them
away that evening. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">OBEDIENCE: Establish the
password of please. When you ask a child to do something, say please. His
trigger response word is "Yes, Mother" or "Yes,
Father." When a child doesn't obey, or forgets the response word,
say, "Let's start over." Ask him again, emphasizing please. If
he still does not obey and say, "Yes, Mother," send him to his
room. </span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Add provisions for "repentance." This is a good
opportunity to teach children the powerful values (and skills) of asking for
and giving forgiveness. Once family laws are established, along with rewards
and punishments, add the principle of repentance. Teach small children that
repentance consists of saying you're sorry for a specific thing, asking for
forgiveness, and promising that you'll try never to do it again. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Try to use repentance rather than punishment wherever possible. Let children
avoid sitting on the fighting bench if they repent to each other, or avoid
going to their room if they say they are sorry for not obeying and quickly
rectify the situation. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Set the example. Show that justice and mercy are your values and that you,
too, are trying to repent and forgive. When you make a mistake, lose your
temper, fail to meet one of your responsibilities that involve a child, and so
forth, make an obvious point of apologizing to the child and asking his
forgiveness. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Strive to be viewed by your child not as one who is perfect but as one who
is really trying to do better. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be fair and consistent, but also tender and merciful. Again, teach this
value by example. It is important to try to let neither rewardable behavior nor
punishable behavior go unnoticed. Try to be consistent. On the other hand,
don't make "quick justice" your whole goal. Always opt for repentance
and forgiveness first, and only resort to punishment (showing your regret that
it is necessary).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>"Parenting-by-Objective"</strong></span> <br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Review the activities and stories that go along with this month’s value.
Make sure everyone in your family understands the value so they can see how
they can apply it in their own lives and situations.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Talk about the Monthly Value every morning and remind your family to look
for opportunities to use the value throughout the day. They may also observe
how others don't understand the value. Get your children to share their
experience with the value each day at the dinner table or before you go to bed.
Be sure to share your experience each day as well. It will help your children
know that you are thinking about the value too.</span><br />
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