“Porter, what is that?” asked my Chinese friend Phil when he was visiting our home this last week from China.
“The moon.” replied eight year old Porter as he looked at the sky.
“In Chinese the moon has a different name.” Phil went on.
Phil told Porter the two syllable word which means moon in Chinese, but Porter struggled
Have you ever heard that old phrase about how dogs can “smell fear?” Well, dogs aren’t the only ones who can smell fear; children can too. Children know the moment they have you. They know when mom is out of ideas and dad is ready to explode. They know.
All people are born with this kind of sense about other people, so it is natural for children to consider it as valuable as seeing or tasting.
(A Story From My Life)
It’s Monday morning and mom is ready to start the week out right. After a summer full of going here and there it is time for family structure again.
“Time to clean your rooms everyone.” Mom says with a smile.
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4oBy2L2-vE]This video has a few sync problems, but the message is still good. You may want to close your eyes as you listen. 😉
Have you ever been offended? It is impossible to go through life without experiencing that hurt which comes from a unkind word, or a questionable glance. When these things happen we are left to wonder and assume what the person really thinks of us and if they intended to offend. Children especially have a tendency …
Since our whole family enjoys singing we have wanted a family song for a while. Well, finally we did it. Our great friend and mentor, Lawrence Gee put music to some words about family that I wrote out. Lawrence knows our family well, and understands the principles of self-government too, so he crafted a song that was just perfect for us to sing. This song is our Christmas present to your family. We hope you have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Feel free to share this with other people too. It is meant to inspire parents and children to live as a more united family. Sending you all our love! ~The Peck Family
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw7DoeqjDrA]
September 11, 2010 Layton, Utah 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Group and Personal Coaching with Spencer and Nicholeen Peck. Whenever Spencer and I speak we are asked so many questions and never seem to have enough time to give one on one mentoring like people really want. We do phone mentor sessions for $50 per …
Teaching Self-Government
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Wellsville, Utah
Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010
Time: 9:00 – 5:00
Content: Spencer’s New Class about relationships and Focus
The foundation of Parenting: Family Vision
Building Your Family Government
Teaching Self Government
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KJZZ television Morning Show April 9, 2010
Segment One: http://connect2utah.com/content/fulltext/?cid=83461
Segment Two: http://connect2utah.com/media_player.php?media_id=127332
I was also featured in a news article in China recently in a periodical called the South China Morning Post. Here is the article:
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I make my children breakfast in bed every Valentine’s day. It’s a tradition that we all look forward to. It is my Valentine to them. Some times we have red heart pancakes and sometimes we have eggs with candy sprinkles and chocolate chips. 🙂 Try it. Surprise them.
Another way I change my children’s hearts is to see what changes I have to make in myself. If a relationship is suffering, it is usually a two person problem. So, if I feel disconnected from my child, I take a good hard look at what I can do to change myself, motivate myself, and inspire myself. In short, I try to see how I can live better so that I can inspire my child to live better. In the past this has even required a new way of communicating to my family. So far, this approach to changing hearts has been a big blessing for myself and my family.
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