Hope you are all having a wonderful summer. Are your kids already complaining about being bored and looking for things to do? Serving others in your community is a great summer activity!! Need some ideas on who/how to serve? Click HERE to listen to Pam's talk on how to become a mission minded family!
Also, check out the links below for more ideas on how and where to serve as a family:
Speaker Notes
Service Opportunities
And don't forget to check out Northbrook's IGo blog for information on upcoming events and service opportunities.
This blog is dedicated to the Moms of Influence group at Northbrook Church in Richfield, WI.
Be Strong
At our last meeting, Pat Quinn spoke to us about helping the strong-willed child.
To hear Pat's talk, click HERE.
Here are some notes from Pat's outline/handout:
The outcome of almost every situation with a strong-willed person will be determined by: FEELINGS of control!
As a parent, you can help your child FEEL like he/she is in control while actually still maintaining the control.
You can provide "limited choices" that give a feeling of control.
The 4 Rules of Power & Control:
Say: "Here is another AWESOME opportunity where you can be in control."
Make sure that you replace their "fun" behavior with something even MORE fun! Kids are easily distracted, but not by boring activities!
Actions that STOP cooperation include:
For example: "IF you hit your brother again, THEN you will lose your phone for 24 hours."
Make sure you follow through with the THEN!
Five Mistakes to Avoid:
Hope to see you at the next MOI meeting on May 5th. Our speaker will be Laura Sandretti.
To hear Pat's talk, click HERE.
Here are some notes from Pat's outline/handout:
The outcome of almost every situation with a strong-willed person will be determined by: FEELINGS of control!
As a parent, you can help your child FEEL like he/she is in control while actually still maintaining the control.
You can provide "limited choices" that give a feeling of control.
The 4 Rules of Power & Control:
- Let the child FEEL control
- Be the ADULT!
- NO winners!
- Pick your battles!!!!
Say: "Here is another AWESOME opportunity where you can be in control."
Make sure that you replace their "fun" behavior with something even MORE fun! Kids are easily distracted, but not by boring activities!
Actions that STOP cooperation include:
- Accusations
- Sarcasm (DON'T use it)
- Giving orders
- Blame
- Put-downs
- Discouraging Prophecy
- Threats & Warnings
- Lectures
- Shame & Name calling
- Give information
- Describe the problem
- Offer a choice
- Say it with ONE word
- Describe what you feel
- Write a note (or draw a picture)
- Use another voice or accent
For example: "IF you hit your brother again, THEN you will lose your phone for 24 hours."
Make sure you follow through with the THEN!
Five Mistakes to Avoid:
- NOT giving a substitute behavior
- Distance & Audience
- Promises: don't make promises you can't keep
- Sarcasm
- Body positioning and eye level
Hope to see you at the next MOI meeting on May 5th. Our speaker will be Laura Sandretti.
Be Renewed
Our meeting last week was all about Easter (even though it was really St. Patrick's Day.... ha ha)!!
Rachel Inouye spoke to us about the true message of Easter, which is HOPE! She had us repeat the following phrase throughout the morning:
"I will NOT fear; instead I WILL have hope!!"
She shared that there has never been a bigger problem than a dead Savior/Jesus....
Yet even that was NO problem for our great God!
He can roll away any "stone" in our lives!!
Our world is broken.
God sent Jesus to fix/heal that brokenness.
God's grace is available to ALL....
Jesus died ONCE for ALL!
The open and empty tomb is HOPE!!!
To listen to Rachel's encouraging message of HOPE, click HERE.
Please join us at our next meeting on April 21st to learn tips on parenting challenges and how to handle a strong-willed child.
Have a VERY Happy Easter!
Rachel Inouye spoke to us about the true message of Easter, which is HOPE! She had us repeat the following phrase throughout the morning:
"I will NOT fear; instead I WILL have hope!!"
She shared that there has never been a bigger problem than a dead Savior/Jesus....
Yet even that was NO problem for our great God!
He can roll away any "stone" in our lives!!
Our world is broken.
God sent Jesus to fix/heal that brokenness.
God's grace is available to ALL....
Jesus died ONCE for ALL!
The open and empty tomb is HOPE!!!
To listen to Rachel's encouraging message of HOPE, click HERE.
Please join us at our next meeting on April 21st to learn tips on parenting challenges and how to handle a strong-willed child.
Have a VERY Happy Easter!
Be Curious
Northbrook's Senior Pastor, Mike Bellanti, took time to answer some of our questions about God/faith/religion.
Many of the questions submitted by our group members dealt with the issue of tragedy/suffering and why God allows bad things to happen.
Mike shared that our natural tendency is to try to make sense of our suffering and that it is okay to ask "Why?". But, sometimes, we may never get an answer to the "Why?".
A better way to handle/process suffering is to transition to the question: "How?"
HOW can I process this situation and walk through this?
HOW can I glorify God in the midst of suffering?
HOW can I use this situation/tragedy for God's glory?
Another popular question that Mike addressed was: "How do we keep God present in our children's lives?"
He suggested that we not teach the Bible as just a "rule book", but rather, we should MODEL the living God to our kids. We should present Christianity as awesome and LIFE-giving....not boring and full of rules.
Also, we should keep the "BIG story" of God alive for our kids. We can teach them about God's plan/his story, teach them about sin and holiness, and read the bible and pray with them.
Many of the questions submitted by our group members dealt with the issue of tragedy/suffering and why God allows bad things to happen.
Mike shared that our natural tendency is to try to make sense of our suffering and that it is okay to ask "Why?". But, sometimes, we may never get an answer to the "Why?".
A better way to handle/process suffering is to transition to the question: "How?"
HOW can I process this situation and walk through this?
HOW can I glorify God in the midst of suffering?
HOW can I use this situation/tragedy for God's glory?
Another popular question that Mike addressed was: "How do we keep God present in our children's lives?"
He suggested that we not teach the Bible as just a "rule book", but rather, we should MODEL the living God to our kids. We should present Christianity as awesome and LIFE-giving....not boring and full of rules.
Also, we should keep the "BIG story" of God alive for our kids. We can teach them about God's plan/his story, teach them about sin and holiness, and read the bible and pray with them.
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