Polished cornerstones vrs training daughters to be keepers at home

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  • January 31, 2013 at 10:14 pm
    Titus2mama
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    I have 4 girls. My oldest is going into 6th grade. I am looking for a course to help train them to be keepers at home

    I am unsure of which book to get. Should I just get 1 and start when they are in 6 th. or would the books merge. Is one better than the other.

    Thoughts, opinions, ideas?!?!

    January 31, 2013 at 11:27 pm
    Rebekahy
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    I have four daughters too!  I don’t have the second title, but I LOVE the first.  It is more about training in virtues… than specifically training tasks.  I have purchased some courses similar to the training daughters to be keepers at home, but geared toward younger girls and I find that my best method for teaching these life/home keeping skills is to model it for them and make sure that I’m teaching them to do everything I do – including learning new things and teaching them right along side me.

    January 31, 2013 at 11:35 pm
    Titus2mama
    Member

    So does polished cornerstones teach homemaking skills?

    February 1, 2013 at 12:53 am
    Rebekahy
    Participant

    Polished cornerstones does NOT teach skills.  It uses Proverbs 31 to break down a bunch of different virtues or character traits and then lists various ideas on how to develop these virtues.    Check out the table of contents and free sample chapter here… http://www.doorposts.com/Samples/PC2ndSample.pdf

    February 1, 2013 at 1:39 am
    ServingwithJoy
    Participant

    Just wanted to put in a plug for the Keepers at Home groups. My 11yo daughter has benefited greatly from her small group and has learned so many life skills and social skills by taking part. I realize you may not have a group in your area, but it only takes 3-4 girls to start. The website is:

    http://www.keepersofthefaith.com/category/KeepersClubs

    I have also looked into the Rod & Staff Home Economics courses. They are full of basic, useful information on cooking, cleaning and child rearing. We aren’t of the same convictions as the folks who write the curriculum, but we haven’t found that to be a problem in using their curriculum.

    February 2, 2013 at 2:23 am
    anniepeter
    Participant

    Second Rebekahy on teaching the skills/habits by modeling/doing together.  This is not my forte!  But of necessity, I continue to struggle with it – keeping the home, that is.  I would like to put a plug in here for Large Family Logistics.  That’s what I’ve finally settled on.  It’s NOT curriculum.  But it’s so common sense.  Lays out how you can accomplish what you need to and in such a doable, user-friendly way.  My oldest daughter and I have been reading and applying it bit by bit.  She’s put together a home management book for us now, and we can all look at today’s page and know just what we need to work on today.  Do we get it all done?  No, not yet.  But we’ve come a long way.  And I’ll think we’ll get there eventually!  We’re establishing good habits in this area one at a time.  Works for families with 2 or 20 kids!

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