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A Great Start
Submitted by Nicholeen on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 00:48
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I want to share "The Haroldsen Family Song" that I wrote the night after the seminar. Our family talked about creating a mission statement, but since that is going to take some time, I wanted something 'right now!' to pull us into the right frame of mind. I penned these words to be sung to the tune of "America the Beautiful." We sing it together often and it has even stopped a couple of sibling fights. Enjoy!
The Haroldsens, the Haroldsens
Our family we adore!
We work and play in harmony
And love forevermore.
With happy hearts and helping hands
We learn and serve and grow.
With faith and
Love and Logic Vs. Teaching Self Government
Submitted by Nicholeen on Wed, 01/30/2008 - 01:57
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Nicholeen,
"I've been to a couple of Love and Logic classes. While l love the information about the brain, using love and natural consequences, I really struggle to implement the principles in the heat of the moment. Here's an excerpt from one of the articles on their website, I wondered what you thought given the skills you teach. :) Kaisie
The Dawdler
Submitted by Nicholeen on Mon, 01/28/2008 - 07:46
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I am in need of some help with my 9 year old son. He is a major dawdler, and always has been. I am a very efficient person and try to get things done as quickly as possible. See the conflict already? It takes gobs of time for him to do simple things like get dressed, brush teeth, eat breakfast, read his books, and other things that are very simple. He'll start the task, but then literally just start walking around the house in circles, just doing nothing in particular except dawdling. I don't think it's entirely intentio
How did I learn Teaching Self Government?
Submitted by Nicholeen on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 07:16
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In the year 1998, my husband decided to make a career change which involved lower pay and additional schooling. We had already decided that I needed to stay home to raise our two children, so we didn’t exactly know how we were going to meet the needs of our growing family. I appealed to a higher power for direction and, by providence, was led to the Utah Youth Village in Salt Lake City, Utah. I had never thought of doing foster care before, but knew that at this time I wa
Purpose of the blog
Submitted by Nicholeen on Thu, 01/24/2008 - 05:59
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I would like to thank Kaisie Alba for helping me get this blog up and running. The purpose of this blog is to have a place for families who are trying to teach their children how govern themselves to ask questions to Nicholeen and find solutions to their struggles with parenthood. Teaching Self Government is a huge paradigm shift and often times questions come up along the way. This is the place to find a power source if you need one and ask questions. Nicholeen will check the blog as often as possible to try to answer all the many questions out there. She does do lots of things in life,
