http://www.thesouthernbaptistacademy.org/blog Providing Southern Baptist Families with News from the Frontlines of the Exodus Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:04:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The need for attention is a fundamental need. Seldom does anyone grow into a confident and happy personality, who has never felt himself loved and accepted during his growing years. A child feels insecure and unhappy when he feels unwanted end of. Such a feeling can cause ... http://www.thesouthernbaptistacademy.org/blog/learning-about-children-through-loving-them.html Edited by Mimi Rothschild, CEO, Learning By Grace, Inc. the leading provider of online Christian educational programs for PreK-12 Homeschoolers. The question naturally arises as to whether the child can be permitted to give unbridled expression to all of his feelings. If there are limits as to how far a ... http://www.thesouthernbaptistacademy.org/blog/how-far-can-we-let-them-go.html Edited by Mimi Rothschild, CEO, Learning By Grace, Inc. the leading provider of online Christian educational programs for PreK-12 Homeschoolers. When Tyler, both by his silence and his worried demeanor, it is evidence that something is bothering him inside, it's a good idea for parents to ask, Son is there something ... http://www.thesouthernbaptistacademy.org/blog/talk-about-it-with-your-homeschooling-child.html Mimi Rothschild Before a child can develop these important qualities, he must have deep within himself the assurance of basic acceptance by those closest to him, usually his parents. The success of adolescent and adult with will be jeopardized if a sense of identity, of belonging, first of all to ... http://www.thesouthernbaptistacademy.org/blog/giving-homeschoolers-the-sense-that-they-belong.html We do a lot of laughing around the Learning By Grace offices. Laughing is the best medicine. Laughing puts the world in a better perspective. Here are a few funny videos from my favorite Christian comedian and homeschooling father of lots of kids, Tim Hawkins. Tim Hawkins Biscuits and Gravy Tim ... http://www.thesouthernbaptistacademy.org/blog/mimi-rothschilds-summertime-humor.html By: Mimi Rothschild Recently, the California judicial system has directed a two-part assault on Southern Baptist homeschoolers throughout their state. First, they have banned the words “mom and dad” and “husband and wife” from their schools – please read www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58130 – and are forcing teachers to promote a more alternative sexual ... http://www.thesouthernbaptistacademy.org/blog/the-writing-is-on-the-wall.html By: Mimi Rothschild After reading the academy blog posted last Friday, my son asked me if I ever heard the six foot spoons story of heaven. I hadn’t. So he informed me of it… A person dies. His name is Mike. Mike is greeted by an angel that tells him that God ... http://www.thesouthernbaptistacademy.org/blog/371.html By: Karlie Margaret Houser As a young girl of only ten years old, my grandfather sat beside me on the backyard swing-set and told me a story that I still hold close to my heart today. The story was about a young man, a Pastor, who moved from his parent’s home ... http://www.thesouthernbaptistacademy.org/blog/staying-true-to-who-you-are.html By: Mimi Rothschild The civil war, also known as the War Between the States, is captured in our history books and our stories. Now your homeschoolers can get a little taste of it firsthand! Here’s a recipe that has been shared from generation to generation. It’s also a perfect early cooking ... http://www.thesouthernbaptistacademy.org/blog/history-cooking.html By: Mimi Rothschild Oftentimes, I am asked if homeschooled children fare the same as their Public School counterparts. “Honestly, the answer is no,” I’ll say, as I wait for the smile of conviction to spread from the person’s face to my eyes. Then, almost mirroring their glee, I politely explain a few ... http://www.thesouthernbaptistacademy.org/blog/a-million-conversations-i-have-never-really-had.html