Parenting Skills Final Project Blog

  In my excitement to start a family of my own soon after getting married, my mother seemed less enthusiastic about the idea and seemed to have nothing but words of caution to offer.  I took it personally at first, viewing it as skepticism directed toward my abilities. I did not stop to really consider where her apprehension stemmed from at the time.  According to Ginott, "children learn what they experience" and I experienced great joy throughout my childhood and family life.  My dad explained it best however as he compared the difference between my Mom and I to dancers on a dance floor.  She had been dancing for many years.  Her feet hurt and she was ready to sit down and relax.  I however was on the forefront of the experience tired of watching the other dancers and ready to test out my own dance moves.  As I considered my Mom's perspective I began to see the lurking task of parenting as overwhelming and frightening. I was comforted, however, a...

 Chews Wisely When it comes to lessons on the law of Chastity, I believe in for many years the general approach seemed more damaging than it was helpful.  One such example that was widely used incorporated a stick of gum as an object for analogy.  The teacher would show the nice, fresh gum and ask everyone in the class who wanted it.  The response of course would typically be one of everyone raising their hand expressing their desire to be the one to receive it.  Then the teacher would proceed to chew up the gum!  After chewing the gum the same question would be posed once more. Who now wanted the piece of gum?  The response of course looked much different the second time around.  Herein lies the analogy as it relates to morality.  Cleanliness is likened unto the fresh gum whereas less than pure is likened on the flipside to the chewed up piece of gum.  The following article is an opinion piece in response to this object lesson.  Wh...