Moms Raising Kids With Conscience

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Comment by ECHOage on January 22, 2009 at 8:19am

Bravo Kara - what a great idea. As the mother of a smart, strong willed 10 year old girl - great to know about you guys as another way to steer her in the right direction.
Keep us posted - I look forward to hearing your success stories.
Feel free to contribute to our share stories site for brilliant bloggers to share the news. www.echoage.com
Cheers,
Roz
ECHOAge Amabassador

Comment by Kara Norman on January 21, 2009 at 3:05pm

Hi Moms!!! What an amazing group!! Wow..wow..wow!! A little about myself I have been married to my hubby for 11 yrs we have two daughters ages 11 and 5, we live in Atlanta and are enjoying life!!!
I recently co-founded an empowerment group for girls called Jewels designed to empower our next generation of girls to just like this gorup says be mindful and aware of themselves and what they have to offer this world.
I also moderate a new empowerment online social network for teen girls ages 13-18 called EMGirls. Through this community we seek to raise a new generation of girls who will be our next leader and world changers. I wanted to share this info since this group is really in line with mine/our vision of empowerment.

EMGirls

About EMGirls:
EMgirls is a place where teen girls can build lasting relationships with other girls focused on something more than the latest fashion, or the latest boy band. While other girls are wishing for their dreams to happen, EMgirls is helping girls make things happen in their families, communities, and the world. If you thought Facebook or MySpace were cool, this group will rock your world and be a safe place for you to find answers to life's tough questions.

As an EMgirl, you have so many opportunities to live a unique life of leadership and purpose. Life is what you make of it and you are in an amazing group that can help you learn to make the most of life and give back to your community.

Stay tuned, as we are developing amazing leadership development programs just for girls. We will have our own EMgirl EMbassador Program and calls tailored to girls with a passion to be better, live healthier, and to change their world. We are also going to be launching EMgirl Power Circles real soon, where you and your friends can get together once a month to discuss how you can make a difference in your schools, families, community, and in the world.

Click here to join: http://emwomen.ning.com/group/emgirls

I look forward to contributing to this awesome community!!
~Celebrating Life Everyday,
Kara

Comment by Marina Kamen on January 14, 2009 at 1:08pm

Hi moms. as a mom of 3 who has lost 100 pounds writing music for the fitness community...I urge you get on up and move with me today. Walk in place right at your computer! Get the kids doing it with you as well!
Here is a song from me to you. Have Better Times Workin' On Out, Now!"
132-BPM-HaveBetterTimes(Workin'.mp3

Comment by Jo Ann R on January 8, 2009 at 4:59am

Hi, Everyone! I just joined, and I am looking forward to meeting you and sharing ideas. Have a great new year!

Comment by ECHOage on December 28, 2008 at 8:51pm

I came across I Love You, Stinky Face by accident. It was the title that grabbed me and made me pull it off the shelf in a University bookstore. What could it possibly be about? I read it in the store, bought it immediately, and read it to my son who at the time was 3.

The book is one to treasure. There are few books for kids that explain how we mothers feel about the role of motherhood so beautifully. I think it is the illustrations, by Cyd Moore, and the words that make this book a favorite in our house. It is chosen by my children time and time again and we never get sick of reading it.

The premise of the book is unconditional love. What would a mother do to protect her child, be near her child, love her child fully with all her heart? But the book is light, funny and even hilarious at points. The son is clever and he challenges his mother giving her more and more difficult scenarios to imagine. The boy wants to know if the mother will be there for him, no matter what, no matter what the circumstances or situation, time or place, will the mother be there to love and nurture her child? The answer is yes and the mother comes up with creative and bizarre solutions in order to stay close to her child and accept him at every moment for who he is.

I would love to be this kind of mother. I actually believe that I will be. My kids are so young now so it is easy to love them unconditionally but the book challenges us to think about what would happen if our children made choices we did not approve of and lived their lives in ways we had not envisioned. That is of course assuming a mother has a vision for how her child she live once he/she grows up. Are we able to stretch our minds to the possibilities that lay ahead for our children. Will we be good at parenting a teen or an adult child? Would be able to be truthful with our kids about what we really think of their choices or bite our tongues to preserve the relationship? I wonder.

I truly believe that the choices my children will make in their lives will excite me and interest me because it will be a great insight into who they are and give me a chance to know them even better. I hope I am challenged as a parent (did I just say that?) to learn about new ways of seeing and thinking by my children and their chosen paths. We shall see. You can always find this post and remind me that I felt this way when they were young...

Read I Love You, Stinking Face to your kids and tell me what it means to you...

Debbie

(ECHOage.com Co-Founder)

Comment by ECHOage on December 27, 2008 at 9:14pm

I have read The Giving Tree to my children over 100 times. When I read books to my kids each night, they never have a profound reaction, despite the fact that I have selected books for them with potent themes, deep messages and moral questions for them to ponder. They curl up beside me with a one-liner after a book like The Giving Tree and say, "Good night, Mom," while I am left thinking about what the book truly means and what it might have meant to them.

The Giving Tree was first published in 1964 and is incredibly relevant today. You would think after reading it 100 times I might have a sense of what the Tree symbolizes. But, I always wonder: Is the tree a parent who gives endlessly, a mother who willingly sacrifices for her child, or is the tree quite literally our planet and its resources that we deplete excessively at our own peril. I don't know. But reading it makes me reflect, along with my children I hope, about giving.

I hope my kids experience the book and its messages in their own way. But, I cannot help but wish that my children somehow relate to the feelings experienced by the Tree when she is giving. Each time the Tree gives, she is happy. There is a benefit, a natural way, a beauty and a satisfaction from the act of giving that is repeatedly experienced and expressed by the Tree. It is giving that makes her whole; it is giving that makes her proud. Giving endlessly, in order to feel good, is not the answer. Taking too much from the Tree actually hurts the Tree which turns the whole story on its head and for older kids this would be a complex discussion. Giving does feel good for us and for kids - it is a jumping off point for parents who read the story with their kids.

One beautiful thing about the book - and there are SO many truly beautiful aspects of it - is that years ago I read it to my baby and then again tonight and that baby is now 7. There is no recommended age with a book of this power. I recommend it highly to parents looking for meaningful moments and opportunities to raise giving children. If you have read it, please offer your understanding of the story. I am sure I will read it again soon and would love to see it through your eyes.

Debbie

(ECHOage.com Co-Founder)
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Comment by ThinkLikeAGenius on December 17, 2008 at 11:15am

Hello Twitter Moms!

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Comment by Angela on November 24, 2008 at 4:58pm

Well said, ECHOage. Our children learn from US first and foremost, what honesty truly is. We constantly reinforce the importance of honesty every day with our son (6).

Comment by ECHOage on November 19, 2008 at 5:55am

Teaching Our Children Integrity:

Children learn what honesty is from their parents. What we do and waht we say provide a living example of what it means to be honest. Our children notice how we handle the myriad situations life offers up, and when they are young, at least, they assume that our way is the right way to do things.
-a quote from: Children Learn What They Live, Parenting To Inspire Values by Dorothy Law Nolte and Rachel Harris.

Comment by Polkadot Patch Boutique on November 15, 2008 at 5:54pm

I love this idea of a group. I look forward to being a part of this group! WOW. Yeah!

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