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5/28/2018 May 28, 2018
 DO THIS // BED TIME Has anyone ever lied to you? It hurts when someone doesn’t tell you the truth and then it’s hard to trust that person again. That’s why it’s so important for you to be honest! Are there specific times when you’re tempted to tell a lie? Pray for each other that you would have the courage to always tell the truth.
 HONESTY: A BIG THING THAT'S BUILT IN SMALL WAYS By Jon AcuffRestaurants are one of the greatest places to teach your kids honesty. Amusement parks are good, too. A movie theater will work in a pinch as well. How? What do those three things have in common? Age restrictions. Restaurant menus, amusement parks, and movie theaters are all places that will give you a discount if your child is a certain age. The kid’s menu is always cheaper than the adult menu. A toddler price is usually cheaper than an adult ticket to a theme park, and movies are less expensive for kids, too. What’s interesting about those restrictions is how easy it is as a parent to be tempted to break them. Kids grow up quickly. One minute, your five-year-old is getting the cheap price at a restaurant and the next he’s six, and you should be paying the full rate. You’d never do this, because you’re a morally upstanding member of your community much like me, but you’d be surprised at how many parents blur the lines on this moment . . . CONTINUE READING ON THE PARENT CUE BLOG  5/21/2018 May 21, 2018
 DO THIS // DRIVE TIME While in the car this month ask your child the following questions. Be sure you answer the questions, too! "When has someone been dishonest to you? How did that make you feel?"
 ONE MARBLE AT A TIME By Autumn Ward I’ve been told there are 936 weeks in the life of a child from birth to 18. At Parent Cue, we use a visual of a jar filled with 936 marbles. The idea is that when you count the weeks you have left with a kid, you stand a better chance of making your weeks count. As you take one marble out of the jar each week, the marbles begin going down, you see what you have left . . . you get the idea. I have three kids and the jar of my first-born has four marbles in it. One. Two. Three. Four. Four marbles. A cap and gown. A prom tux. Graduation announcements . . . All reminders that there’s not much time left before the infant that entered my home 18 years ago will soon be leaving as a man. Looking back, I can’t even begin to tell you where all of my 936 marbles went. When I look back, it’s not the “big” moments that I remember most. It’s the smaller everyday moments that stand out . . . CONTINUE READING ON THE PARENT CUE BLOG  5/14/2018 May 14, 2018
 DO THIS // MEAL TIME Q&A for Kids: Who is one fictional (made-up) person that you wish was real and why? Q&A for Parents: What is the best thing you have ever gained by being honest?
 INNOCENT LITTLE LIARS By Karen Wilson Your cute innocent little children have deceived you. They are not who they appear to be! If you haven’t already caught them in a lie, chances are you will. And more than once—as toddlers, young children, and as teenagers. At first you might suppress laughter as you watch them unknowingly betray themselves. She’ll tell you she didn’t eat the chocolate cake that’s smeared all over her face. He’ll try to persuade you he brushed his teeth, but not let you smell his breath. She’ll say she found that trinket in the parking lot, even though you saw her eyeing it in the store. Eventually petty lies turn into big whoppers, and one day you might be heart-broken to find out your teenager is living a double life. Lying is a common childhood offense, much more so than you might guess. But it’s our job as parents to show our kids how to value honesty and grow in integrity—even when they make mistakes. To show them healthy relationships are built on trust . . . CONTINUE READING ON THE PARENT CUE BLOG For blog posts and parenting resources, visit www.ParentCue.org  5/7/2018 May 7, 2018
 DO THIS: MORNING TIME Cut out a heart on a sheet of paper and write, "Lying is trouble even if you don't get caught. It's trouble for your heart. Be sure to protect your heart!" Post the heart cut out somewhere where your child will see it in the morning.
 THINGS YOU'LL NEVER REGRET AS A PARENT By Carey Nieuwhof Yes, it really was a bad idea to give your six-year-old access to the finger paints while you did the laundry. And maybe it wasn’t all that wise when you had that fight heated conversation in the kitchen when the kids were watching cartoons. We all have regrets. But the flip side is also true.We all have things we’ll never regret doing as a parent. And if you think about doing things you'll never regret, you can actually do them more often. Here are some things I think you’ll never regret as a parent: 1. Taking family vacations It can be so hard to find both time and money to get away, but it’s been one of the best things we’ve done as a family over the years.While staycations can be decent, a vacation moves everyone out of their native environment. All of you move into new experiences and new environments together. Even if you don’t have a ton of money, borrow someone’s house for the weekend (we’ve done that), and change up the scenery. Moments away will become some of your kids’ fondest memories—and yours . . . CONTINUE READING ON THE PARENT CUE BLOG  |
