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		<title>Home alone moments</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was flying into Chicago on United Airlines shortly after they had completed their new terminal. The captain welcomed us to Chicago and &#8220;The New Terminal of Tomorrow.&#8221; He went on to explain that everyone who&#8217;s tried to catch a connecting flight out of there understands why it&#8217;s really called &#8220;The Terminal of Tomorrow&#8221; &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If it breathes, hug it</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A much quoted marriage and family therapist said, &#8220;For human beings, you need two hugs a day to survive, four hugs for maintenance, six hugs to grow.&#8221; All kinds of research have been done on human touch and hugging, and the overwhelming data screams at us, &#8220;Go hug somebody!&#8221; I have to give credit to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Curious Moments</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Dad, why did God make me?&#8221; &#8220;Dad, why can&#8217;t we go to heaven to see what it&#8217;s like, then come back home?&#8221; &#8220;Dad, if God wants us to get to know Him, why doesn&#8217;t He let us see Him?&#8221; All of the above are questions that my children have asked me. Why do I remember [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manner moments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["That wasn't a polite thing to say." "Say 'please.' " "Don't forget your thank you's!" "And what do you say?" "We don't do that at the table!"

There are points in our parenting career when it seems like every second or third sentence gets invested in the quest for mannerly children.  We've all been embarrassed (and we have the stories!) by our children while they were learning manners.  We've also all been proud when they got it right and some stranger has commented on what polite children we have.  Have you ever had the tables, or the table manners, turned on you? I have.

When my children were younger, I spent time teaching them that kindness in intent and tone should be the rule that governs all of our speech. To remind them when their speech to one of their siblings strayed from the kindness rule, I would gently but pointedly add a storybook quote to the end of their speech.  After they fired off, I'd instantly say, "-she [or he] said in a kind and gentle voice."

My children understood and they'd repeat their communication with kindness.  However, once my children caught on to this system, fair was fair.

I once had a bad case of up-late-last-night morning grumpiness, and one of my directions to my son came out less gently than I had intended. Without missing a nanosecond, one of my daughters added, "-he said in a kind and gentle voice." I looked at her; my mouth opened, my mouth closed, then I thanked her and apologized to my son.

It's easy to forget or suspend our best manners with our children in the moment-by-moment business of life, but if we heed our own advice, we will realize that it takes only a few seconds to say please and thank you and to rephrase our words so they are kind and considerate instead of sharp and demanding.

For more more quick and easy parenting tips and teachable moments, we recommend "Parenting at the Speed of Life"

(RICK OSBORNE / Christian Author, Speaker &#038; Dad - your source for Christian Parenting advice)]]></description>
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