2009 Calendar Now AvailableWe hope you’ve enjoyed the habit-training articles from the past few weeks. They are just a sampling of the thirteen articles and more than fifty Charlotte Mason quotes included in our new 2009 calendar journal, A Year of Smooth and…Sonya ShaferNovember 12, 2008
Natural Consequences“Trust me, you’re not going to like it.” My little girl’s big brown eyes peered solemnly across the table. “But I want to try it.” “If you try it, you will have to sit there until you drink it all.…Sonya ShaferNovember 5, 20088 Comments
Why Nagging Doesn’t Work“I nag them and I nag them, but it does no good.” Most of us can testify to the truth of that statement. But I never understood why nagging doesn’t work until I started to study Charlotte’s habit-training principles. Now…Sonya ShaferOctober 29, 20083 Comments
Habits Workshop Now on DVD!I recently got a new printer for my computer, and as I was unpacking it I came upon a huge stack of user documents. My heart sank. The amount of information was a bit overwhelming. It was all helpful, to…Sonya ShaferOctober 21, 2008
Take the Same RouteHave you ever driven to the grocery store and, after you pulled into a parking place and shut off the car, you realized that you didn’t remember the drive there? It was almost as if you drove on auto-pilot. Whenever…Sonya ShaferOctober 15, 2008
Her Own IdeaI can still picture the textured wall, the shiny smooth top of the spinet piano, and the white kitchen timer with its seemingly unmoving dial. I was supposed to be practicing my piano lesson, but I probably spent half of…Sonya ShaferOctober 8, 2008
Smooth and Easy DaysLast month we did a little deep cleaning around our house. Well, okay, not a little — a lot. At least it seemed like a lot. Cleaning can be hard work! By the time we had the furniture moved, the…Sonya ShaferOctober 1, 20081 Comment
