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Homeschool Ideas & Tips Newsletter Sept., 2004
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Hello from Charmaine *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dearest Reader, I trust you’re off to a good start in your homeschooling year and that you and your children are looking forward to a pleasant time of learning together. If, however, you feel that you could use some help getting the ball rolling in the right direction, I have a very special coaching offer for you. For any first-time coaching client, I am offering 2 telephone coaching sessions for absolutely fr*ee! All it will cost you is your time and the price of a long distance phone call. To learn more, read the What’s New With Victory Coaching section below. I hope you enjoy this month’s Ideas article. It’s based on an analogy I frequently use when coaching homeschooling moms. It’s been helpful to many of them and I trust it will also be helpful to you. Blessings on your day, Charmaine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** In This Issue *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Ideas: Building a House - Raising a Child 2. Tips: Help Your Children Learn from Mistakes 3. What's New with Victory Coaching? 4. About Charmaine 5. Testimonial 6. Quote of the Month 7. Funny of the Month 8. The Small Print 9. In Our Next Issue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Ideas *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Building a House - Raising a Child by Charmaine Wistad When building a house here in northern Wisconsin, many people still put in a cement block foundation. My husband and I chose to build our own house and, in the process of putting in the foundation, my husband handled and placed every single one of those cement blocks himself. Each block was exactly the same and there were hundreds of them to be laid. It was hard work that had to be repeated over and over again. It seemed to take an extremely long time and each day there was very little progress. But, without the tedious work that went into the foundation, there would be no beautiful house standing here today. A solid foundation is essential in order to build something of lasting value. Raising children is much like building a house. We have to lay down the solid foundation of discipline, self control, honor, respect, and good attitudes. It takes a long time and you often need to repeat the same things over and over again. When a child is 3, 8, 10, 15, even 18 years old, you can't expect to open the door of the completed house, look in and see all the beautiful furnishings. You're still working on the foundation! In reality, ages 18, 21, or (gasp!) 25 may even be a little bit early to expect the house to be fully finished & furnished. Yes, the foundations should be laid by then, but the framework is still in the process of going up and it will be awhile yet before the house is finished and furnished. Think about your own life - when were you truly a “responsible adult”? When was your “house” completed and fully furnished with never a need for upkeep or repair? Parents, please don't expect your children to be mature in the foundational years. Yes, we need to train them and call them up to responsibility, good attitudes and servanthood. However, when they fail, don't be surprised. When you have to tell them the same thing over and over again ( laying those tedious foundation blocks ) don't get discouraged. Eventually, with diligence and patience on your part, you will lay the solid foundation for their mature adult life and you'll be able to open the door to their “house”, walk in, sit down and relax. To read another excellent article on expectations go to: http://www.naturalhealthweb.com/articles/conroy1.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Tips *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here are some ways to help your children learn from their mistakes: 1. Be willing to discuss your own mistakes with your children and let them hear what you’ve learned from them. 2. Let your children know that you’re not counting their shortcomings as failures but that there’s progress and learning each time they try but do not totally succeed. 3. Teach your children to separate their failures from their self-worth. Help them see that there’s a difference between failing at a task and failing as a person. 4. Make a contest out of mistakes: have your children write down every mistake they make during a given day. Around the dinner table (or during family time) have each child describe the mistake from which they’ve learned the most. The whole family can then discuss who should be the winner and why. This helps everyone realize that mistakes can be seen in a positive light. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** What’s New with Victory Coaching? *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For the month of September only, if you are a first time coaching client, I am offering you 2 telephone coaching sessions for absolutely fr*ee! If you’ve ever wanted to see if personal coaching is for you, well this is your chance! Sound too good to be true? Is there a catch? Why would Charmaine do that? Yes, it’s true, there is no catch and we will both benefit: you will experience the help that a personal coach can give, and I will have the opportunity to expose one more person to my coaching (who in turn may then tell others about me). As they say, it’s a win-win situation. So email me today to set up your 2 fr*ee coaching sessions. Email me at: Charmaine@victorycoaching.citymax.com and mention this special. I will then return your email with some dates and times to choose from for your sessions. I look forward to talking with you soon! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** About Charmaine *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charmaine Wistad has successfully homeschooled her two children from pre-school through high school. Now she is turning her attention toward helping other homeschooling moms. Through regularly scheduled telephone coaching sessions, Charmaine helps homeschool moms identify and define their ideal homeschooling lifestyle, make a plan to get there and set the realistic goals to achieve it. She also provides the accountability necessary to carry through and have true victory. Charmaine helps homeschool moms THRIVE…not just survive. Be sure to visit her website: www.victorycoaching.citymax.com and sign up for her Free* Homeschool Ideas & Tips Newsletter. You are also invited to try a free* no-obligation telephone coaching session. You'll be amazed at how much can be accomplished in just one session! Email to request your free* sample session at: Charmaine@victorycoaching.citymax.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Testimonial *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charmaine of Victory Coaching services has been a real blessing to me. Charmaine has helped me face and withstand challenges in my life with grace, wisdom and courage. I appreciate her sincere but straightforward style. She challenges me to ask more from myself and then holds me accountable which is just what I need. I know I am more productive because of our coaching sessions. Thank you Charmaine! Jodie B. Hudson, WI ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Quote of the Month *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt till they are too strong to be broken." Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784) English author, critic, & lexicographer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Funny of the Month *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We purchased an old home in Northern New York State from two elderly sisters. Winter was fast approaching and I was concerned about the house's lack of insulation. "If they could live here all those years, so can we!" my husband confidently declared. One November night the temperature plunged to below zero, and we woke up to find the interior walls covered with frost. My husband called the sisters to ask how they had kept the house warm. After a rather brief conversation, he hung up. "For the past 30 years," he muttered, "they've gone to Florida for the winter." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***The Small Print *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you enjoyed this newsletter, please forward it to everyone you know. Thanks! ------------------------------------------------------------ Not signed up to receive this newsletter? Just go to www.victorycoaching.citymax.com and look for: "Fr*ee Ideas & Tips Ezine ". ----------------------------------------------------------- Honoring Your Privacy: Your privacy is completely and utterly protected. I will not sell or give away your name or email. You have my word on it! ----------------------------------------------------------- If you no longer wish to receive this Newsletter: please send an email with the word 'unsubscribe' in the subject line to: Charmaine@victorycoaching.citymax.com ----------------------------------------------------------- I would love to hear from you! But please do not reply to this newsletter. It is sent out automatically and I will not receive your reply. Instead, send your comments and ideas for future issues to: Charmaine@victorycoaching.citymax.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Homeschooling Ideas and Tips Copyright 2004, Victory Coaching www.victorycoaching.citymax.com All rights in all media reserved. The content of Homeschooling Ideas and Tips may be forwarded in full without special permission provided it is used for nonprofit purposes and full attribution and copyright notice are given. For other purposes, please contact: Charmaine Wistad P.O. Box 343 Spooner, WI 54801 Charmaine@victorycoaching.citymax.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** In Our Next Issue *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Teach Kids to Make Wise Decisions
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