raising kids

Thankfulness Tag

Working with Kids on Consistency of Attitude

Your Kid is a Brat

Raising a Family with Purpose and Promise

Acts of Service Ideas for Parents

Parenting with Truth and Grace

8 Phrases I Want My Kids to Learn to Say

There’s an Attitude Problem in our House

It’s All in How You Present It

Day #355 Pleasant at Dinner Time – Character Development, Week #52

Day #354 Pleasant or Unpleasant Feelings – Character Development, Week #52

Day #353 Pleasant with a Joyful Noise – Character Development, Week #52

Teaching Kids to be Pleasant with Paper Plate Faces

Day #351 Pleasant Similes – Character Development, Week #52

Day #350 Pleasant “I Will” Statements – Character Development, Week #52 (I am aware I’m off somehow)

Compassion and Christmas Tree Cards for Sick Kids

Compassion with a Sick Kid

10 Role Playing Situations that Teach Compassion

Compassion and Learning to Walk in Someone Else’s Shoes

Identifying Emotions and Teaching Compassion

Compassion “I Will” Statements

Compassionate Word Ring

Turkey Thankfulness Search

Thankfulness with the Peanut Gang

Jodi has a degree in education and is now a stay-at-home mom of three. She has used her experiences as a teacher, private tutor, camp counselor and youth worker and applied it to her parenting experiences. The classes she has taken in psychology, teaching kids, parenting, art and marriage all contribute to her parenting style and philosophy. She is a constant student of this thing called motherhood. Meaningful Mama embraces her passions for Jesus, motherhood, entertaining, creativity, and the culinary arts.