tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800067212136370206.post2018958729520427186..comments2023-08-01T02:45:48.928-05:00Comments on Ladder of Mercy: One Hour a WeekHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16517175871913292473noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800067212136370206.post-55163338085255510542008-09-09T11:47:00.000-05:002008-09-09T11:47:00.000-05:00The most important things you can do for children ...The most important things you can do for children are to recognize that from birth, we are who we are - and they are simply younger people; to treat them with respect as a human being, seeing to their needs in a timely way and acknowledging their feelings, so they know that they matter; to follow through immediately on everything rather than being lazy and letting things slide; to teach them that others have the same feelings and needs that they have and those feelings and needs should also be respected; to talk, talk, talk to them constantly, not in baby talk but in regular talk, filling their minds with language, naming everything including their feelings so they can better understand their world and become active in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800067212136370206.post-11933851440233647832008-08-04T14:03:00.000-05:002008-08-04T14:03:00.000-05:00lol! That's true! Parenting books aren't always fo...lol! That's true! Parenting books aren't always for parents!<BR/>I myself have paged through a few, the tips have definetely come in handy when babysitting! :)Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596313482880701709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4800067212136370206.post-72136053171389171162008-08-04T12:28:00.000-05:002008-08-04T12:28:00.000-05:00Oh, I enjoy reading parenting books--and I am not ...Oh, I enjoy reading parenting books--and I am not even old enough to get married. ;)<BR/><BR/>I would highly recommend any of Charlotte M. Mason's six books. She was an educational philosopher of the Victorian era; you might remember reading about her on my blog. Not only does she have a great deal to say about education, but her words on the responsibility of parents is based wholly on Scripture.<BR/><BR/>I am currently reading her second book, Parents and Children. The chapter titles alone are quite informative: Parents as Rulers, Parents as Inspirers, Parents as Schoolmaster, Parents as Trainers, The Formation of Character, Faith and Duty, etc.<BR/><BR/>You can read her books online at the Ambleside School website.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com