Early in Audrey’s parenting, she realized how difficult it can be to teach children responsibility, especially in today’s “entitlement” environment. It can seem like everyone has their hand out and is focused on what’s in it for them. How, she wondered, can moms raise conscientious, responsible adults in a positive, empowering way? Then she ran
Category Archives: Motherhood
Meeting Life With Nonviolent Resistance
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. turned the world upside down in the 1960’s with his revolutionary approach to the problem of racial segregation. His method, “nonviolent resistance,” had produced amazing results in India. When King sought to bring a consciousness of the evil of segregation to the minds of the white community, he determined to
Charlotte Mason on the Power of Natural Law
“As for this superior morality of some non-believers, supposing we grant it, what does it amount to? Just to this, that the universe of mind, as the universe of matter, is governed by unwritten laws of God…and that those who do ascertain and keep any divine law inherit the blessing due to obedience.” ~Charlotte Mason
Principles of Addiction In Action
When trying to resolve a problem with one of your children, have you ever felt something wasn’t quite right but weren’t sure how to discern what was really going on? Have you sometimes questioned yourself, your methods or the consequences you administer? Have you wondered if you were making a bigger deal of things than
Mothers – The Bulwark of Morality
“I have nowhere seen woman occupying a loftier position; and if I were asked, now that I am drawing to the close of this work, in which I have spoken of so many important things done by the Americans, to what the singular prosperity and growing strength of that people ought mainly to be attributed,
What Maria Montessori Can Teach Moms
”Our children have greatness within them. When we seek true principles, we can draw out their greatness and help them become who they were meant to become.” ~Audrey Rindlisbacher Maria Montessori felt this way too. She once observed: “I watched them, seeking to understand the secret of these souls, of whose greatness I had been
Principles of Addiction Recovery – What Every Mother Needs to Know
“Lack of power, that was our dilemma. We had to find a power by which we could live, and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves.” ~Alcoholics Anonymous Have you ever felt afraid or powerless when it comes to addiction–afraid there’s nothing you can do to protect your family? At times, addiction may
Mothers Are More Powerful Than Professors
“Are we prepared to defend democratic principles? Of course not.” ~Robert M. Hutchins Robert M. Hutchins said this in 1940! If society was steeped in relativism then, what about now? As a mother, you may ask, “What can I do about it?” The answer is more simple than you may think: create a principle-centered home. According