Project Walking into a Hug Archives - Overstuffed Life

Scales before Screens

Lara Neves — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 22:11:00 +0000

So, here’s the scoop on electronics and practicing… I hate, HATE, hate (and yes, I am aware that hate is a strong word) the way my children are so easily drawn into screens. Their eyes glaze over, their ears stop working, and they turn into little zombies while watching a movie or playing on the...

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Ask Your Kids for Good Behavior

Lara Neves — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:26:00 +0000

Asking your kids for good behavior means telling them exactly what you want them to do—not what you don’t want. One year ago yesterday, we ended our Caribbean cruise. I thought I should maybe start posting the rest of the pictures. This is the girls getting ready to go to the beach on Grand Cayman...

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Pray Always

Lara Neves — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:14:00 +0000

Last week I found myself in need of a new wreath for my front door. The one I made a couple years ago was pretty much destroyed in a windstorm last year, and there was no way to fix it. Nor did I feel much like making something. Instead, I quickly ordered an inexpensive one...

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The Importance of Playing with Your Children

Lara Neves — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:32:00 +0000

Last week, we got a little snow. Just a few inches that stayed around for 2 or 3 days. My husband took my youngest daughter out to the deck to inaugurate the season with the first snowman. I totally admit it, when it comes to playing with my children, I am not a very good...

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The Entitlement Trap

Lara Neves — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:34:00 +0000

I’ve been seeing quite a lot of hype about this book, so I was excited when I was asked to review it. I have devoured it. Devoured. And I am excited to implement the principles I’ve learned in my own household. In the introduction, The Eyres explain how entitlement is the “one reason parenting is...

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Family Rule Book

Lara Neves — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:27:00 +0000

This week, we introduced the Family Rule Book, which is part of my Project Walking Into a Hug. It took nearly two hours, but together we came up with about 30 family rules and their attached consequences. At first, the girls seemed to think that things like “not spitting on people” and “don’t slam doors”...

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Becoming a Joyful Mother of Children

Lara Neves — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 07:00:00 +0000

While we were in Chicago, we stayed at a hotel that was a considerable distance from downtown, and took the train in every day. This was (usually) fun for the children, and it saved us lots of money so that we could actually do more exciting things on vacation. The only downside was that we often found ourselves on...

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Book Review: Walking into a Hug

Lara Neves — Sat, 16 May 2009 13:00:00 +0000

For Mother’s Day this year, my mom gave me a book that is just what I needed right now. It is called Walking into a Hug: 52 weeks to a Home That’s More Embracing by Janene Ustach. It’s a workbook of sorts, and I really like it so far. I decided that I am going...

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