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Homeschool Ideas & Tips Newsletter October, 2004
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Hello from Charmaine *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dearest Reader, How’s the “house building” going? Are you laying those foundation blocks with diligence and courage? (If you have no idea what I’m talking about, see last month’s Ideas article from this newsletter.) This month I’m including a helpful article by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller. They are the authors of one of my all-time favorite books on childrearing: "Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining and Bad Attitudes, In You and Your Kids." You can purchase the book and find many more helpful tips at their website: www.effectiveparenting.org I trust that school is going well for you and that you're enjoying some beautiful fall weather. Blessings on your day, Charmaine ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** In This Issue *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Ideas & Tips: Teach Kids to Make Wise Decisions by Turansky & Miller 2. What's New with Victory Coaching? 3. About Charmaine 4. Testimonial 5. Quote of the Month 6. Funny of the Month 7. The Small Print 8. In Our Next Issue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Ideas *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Teach Kids to Make Wise Decisions Look for ways to coach your children to make their own decisions or to think about how decisions should be made. You may even want to encourage cooperative decision-making when a child comes to ask for something. Cooperative decision-making teaches children valuable skills of negotiation, compromise, communication, and creating alternatives. Mutual honor is demonstrated in the midst of cooperation. How might you respond to this question: "Mom, will you take me to the store right now?" Would you say, "No, I'm busy" or "Okay, let's go"? Those might be simple answers to the request but why not turn this into a cooperative learning experience about how we make such decisions. Try saying, "Why don't you tell me more. I'm working on something right now. Let's work this out together." Sometimes we make the error of emphasizing parental authority and other times we simply try to please our children. Neither is wrong but we might miss a valuable teaching opportunity. Problem solving and decision-making become the garden where honor flourishes because children learn that the process is just as important as the end result. You can help children consider the ramifications of a particular decision. You might ask, "How will your brother feel if you do that?" Or, "I'm wondering how your friend feels when you eat a cookie in front of him." Every problem we solve and decision we make has potential to show honor. Don't just tell kids what to do - ask questions. Sometimes there's nothing actually wrong with our decisions, but can we be more honoring? Great lessons are taught through cooperative decision-making. This article is re-printed with permission from the authors, Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller of www.effectiveparenting.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** What’s New with Victory Coaching? *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fr*ee Group Coaching Session Could you use some coaching on organization or the scheduling of your day? Join us by telephone for a fr*ee group coaching session on: Tues., Oct. 19 at 8:00 p.m. ET (7:00 CT, 6:00 MT, 5:00 PT) We will discuss scheduling issues and do some coaching on how to get it all running smoothly and still stay sane! Please email me to register for this fr*ee session. I will then email you information about the call as well as the phone number to dial into the group session. Charmaine@victorycoaching.citymax.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** About Charmaine *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As a veteran homeschooler and certified coach, Charmaine Wistad provides personal telephone coaching to help homeschooling moms thrive…not just survive. Through regularly scheduled telephone coaching sessions, Charmaine helps homeschool moms identify and define their ideal homeschooling lifestyle, then make a concrete plan and set the realistic goals to achieve it. She also provides the accountability necessary to carry through and have true victory. 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 *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My dear husband is a "goal setter", so he encouraged me to set some goals this past summer for the upcoming school year. I, however, was frustrated by this "encouragement" as I am not naturally a goal oriented person. I went on the internet, hoping and praying for some direction, when I came across Charmaine's website. I was very excited when I read her information, and forwarded it on to my husband. My husband, who is a financial coach, uses some of the same strategies as Charmaine. He was impressed with her focus and encouraged me to sign up for the free trial session. I was challenged and encouraged by our first "meeting". Charmaine was able to help me sort out some of the struggles I was dealing with. In one example I was focusing on the wrong thing, and she redirected me. I could feel God's hand at work as she brought out the areas that I needed to work on. I love my husband dearly, but there are a few areas that I can't have him hold me accountable because I get frustrated with his "encouragement" and he gets frustrated with me as well. Charmaine has been exceptionally helpful in relieving that tension! I am so thankful for the way God answered my prayers this past summer! Nancy Grover ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Quote of the Month *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Our aspirations are our possibilities." Robert Browning ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** Funny of the Month *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our seven-year-old daughter was thrilled when we took her to Disney World for the first time, and she headed straight for Space Mountain. I worried that the roller coaster would be too scary for her, but she insisted. To her delight, we rode it twice. The next year we returned to the Magic Kingdom, and my daughter, now eight, again dragged me to Space Mountain. As we stood in line, though, I could see her soberly studying the signs that warn about the ride's speed. "Dad," she said, "I don't think I want to go." I asked her why she would be nervous when she had enjoyed herself last time. She replied, "This year, I can read." (From Lee Quinn's Gentle Humor) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***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 *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dealing With Interruptions During the School Day.
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