Schedule

The first thing you must do is make a schedule. People without schedules are lost and especially Mothers. When you are so tight for time you can't afford not keeping track of your tasks. A schedule is actually good for the whole family. When everyone knows when you are available they should be able to treat your time with respect which will make it easier for you to handle your day. Small kids are just that and that's why you need to make sure that you schedule time for all of your children. Don't try to do many things at once. Either you will suffer of the kids will feel neglected.


Quality Time

This leads us to quality time. You should make sure that there is quality time with your children and your partner each week, this time should preferably not be spent together as a group, at least not every time. You need to have moments with each child as well as your partner and by making room for it in your calendar life becomes easier. Remember that your partner is more likely to help out with the work load at home if he feels cared for as well so be sure to invest some extra time in him whenever you can!

Solo Time

By now you might be sighing, how can a working Mom make enough space for the family and spouse and now we are getting to solo time. A woman without space will get very edgy. This will only create negative energy which will drain you even more and make those who are nudging you nudge some more. Solo time can be anything you want it to be but make sure it won't be things like cleaning the car, going through bills or other things that aren't really meant to motivate and stimulate you as a person.

Something to Look Forward to

It can make such a difference to have something to look forward to and for a working Mom this can really make regular days feel easier and more energized. Plan a family trip or vacation or make arrangements for the two of you to go off alone. Even a night out without the kids in fancy outfits is something to look forward to so be creative with your plans. Try to make little islands of fun in your life to re-charge from. Remember that when you do things that make you smile and feel good you also spill that happy energy over on your family.

It will be great for everyone when Mom is relaxed and happy so make it happen!


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Many moms out there want to know how to teach and train their kids to be respectful because most kids these days are really impolite, and I'm pretty sure that they got it from their environment, but how can we avoid this to happen to our kids? We don't want them to grow like that. Let's talk about some effective methods that can help you teach your kids to be respectful and there are some things that we should learn too.

Here are some tips on how to raise respectful children

1. Everything will start with yourself. Parents should also learn good manners and how to respect other people because we are our kid's first teacher, they will learn from us and they will copy what we are doing and what are we saying to other people.
2. Make sure that the surroundings are peaceful because environment is one of the big factors that mold us, especially the kids. Make sure to move your kid to a peaceful environment or just keep your child away from wilderness while he or she is still young, let him absorb good manner first.
3. Set house rules to follow and be consistent. Make sure that there are penalties for every mistake. Make sure that your kid will know the consequences if he or she did something wrong. Be consistent so that you kid will avoid making mistakes.
4. Learn how to say things that are pleasing to hear, as mentioned in number one, our kids will imitate us, so make sure to inform everyone in the house to be polite and use proper words. Also, make sure to teach them how to say please and thank you every time they are asking for something.
5. Show respect to your kids, if he or she is mad at you, you can let him calm down first then talk to him nicely and then discuss things. You must show him that you respect his or her feelings and you want to hear his or her opinion.
6. Praise your kids every time they show good behavior or if they are being polite and respectful. This would definitely brighten up their day because they know that you are proud of them and they are doing the right thing which decreases the chances of being impolite.

Raising kids can be difficult, but it is fun and it is nice to see your kids growing up being polite and respectful. Teaching kids how to be respectful is a long term commitment, so you will need tons of patience because you will guide them from birth until they grow up.
Teaching kids is fun because their minds are like sponge they absorb everything easily, so while your kids are still young, teach them good manners and how to be respectful.




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It is interesting to note that if there is a command for children to obey their parents and to honor them, there is also a command for parents, especially for fathers to not exasperate their children.

In the first century, when this passage was written, families were presided over by fathers who could do whatever they pleased in their homes. Rome had a law called patria potestas, which meant "the father's power". The children and the wife were regarded as the man's property, and he could do whatever he wished to do with them. When a child was born, the baby was placed between the father's feet. If the father picked up the baby, the child stayed in the home. If he turned and walked away, the child was either left to die or sold at auction.

It is in this context that Paul wrote, fathers do not exasperate your children, instead bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

Maybe it's good to ask, in what way do fathers make their children angry? What are some of the things that fathers do to provoke their children to wrath.

Here are some lists in no particular order:

1. Excessive Drinking. Pain and anger are the hidden burden of children with an alcoholic father.


2. Physically abusing their mothers. It is so infuriating for children to see a father who physically abuses their mother. It is said that the best way to earn your child's love and respect is for fathers to love their children's mother. To do otherwise invites conflict and disrespect.


3. Favoritism. Isaac favored Esau over Jacob, and Rebecca preferred Jacob over Esau. This caused the two brothers to be bitter, with Esau wanting to kill Jacob. Later, Joseph became Jacob's favorite. Joseph's brother planned to kill him, and later sold him into slavery because they are jealous that Jacob loved Joseph more.

4. Excessive controlling and over-protectiveness. There are times when fathers are too controlling and they want to decide every aspect of their children's life. However, fathers should teach their kids to stand on their own, to take risks, to decide on their own, and to even allow room for children to make mistakes and learn from them.

5. Laziness & irresponsibility. Some men just don't do anything to help around the house. All they want is to be served, and to b e entertained. Some have even turned the responsibility of providing for their family over to their wives.

6. Bad Temper. Bad temper ruins relationship. It makes a man do something that many times he regrets doing, but sad to say the damage is already done.

7. Verbal, physical, & emotional abuse. Many children are verbally, physically, & emotionally assaulted by their fathers leaving wounds and damage that sometimes last a lifetime.

8. Excessive discipline. Yes, fathers should discipline their children. But it should be out of love, and out of desire to to make their children better, not out of anger, impatience or self-centeredness.

9. Neglect. I read about Roland Warren who said, "My father died about three years ago and I had a difficult time at his funeral. You see, although my father and I had a good relationship at the time of his death, the painful fact is that for much of my life, he was absent.

10. Pressure his children. There are fathers who have unreasonable expectations, and they pressure their children to perform beyond their ability and capacity. I read about a child who cried when she got 95 out of 100 in an exam. When the teacher asked why, she said, "Because my father will spank me for every point away from 100."

Fathers, remember that God commanded your children to obey you and honor you. When you provoke them to anger, you make it difficult for your to obey the fifth commandment and you are causing them to sin. And so the Lord is telling you, "Fathers, do not exasperate your children."


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