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How to be the world’s greatest mum
The document outlines seven principles for being the world's greatest mom: 1) Don't be self-centered, 2) Speak the languages of love to fuel children's emotional needs through touch, words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, and acts of service, 3) Don't expect instant results and be patient through repetition, setting boundaries, and age-appropriate teaching, 4) Be grateful and teach gratefulness, 5) Learn to let go and cut the umbilical cord, 6) Walk in faith through routines, rituals, and teaching truths, 7) Stay close to God through living in Christ, prayer, Bible study, and prayer. The greatest mom knows her children's love languages and raises them in the faith
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- 4. Who are mothers? Mother Teresa
- 5. Who are mothers? Peoplewhose role or functions as mother Biological mothers Adopter Step-mother Guardian God-mother Grand-mother Single parent
- 6. Proverb 31:28a Her childrenarise and call her blessed;
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- 8. The seven principlesto be the world’s greatest mum Don’t be a kiasu person Kiasuism is self-centeredness Be Kiasu Oxford English Dictionary 2007 = “fear of losing”
- 9. The seven principlesto be the world’s greatest mum Don’t be a kiasu person Kiasuism is self-centeredness Kiasu mothers produce kiasu children
- 10. The seven principlesto be the world’s greatest mum Don’t be a kiasu person Kiasuism is self-centeredness Kiasu mothers produce kiasu children Kiasu mothers use shame to control their children
- 11. The seven principlesto be the world’s greatest mum Don’t be a kiasu person Speak the languages of love of children
- 12. how to fueltheir emotional tank with love?
- 14. The Languages ofLove in Children Physical touch
- 15. The Languages ofLove in Children Physical touch Words of affirmation Words of affection and endearment Words of praise Words of encouragement Words of guidance
- 16. The Languages ofLove in Children Physical touch Words of affirmation Quality time Being together Positive eye contact Sharing thoughts and feelings
- 17. The Languages ofLove in Children Physical touch Words of affirmation Quality time Gifts Grace of giving Distorted gift giving Meaningful gift giving
- 18. The Languages ofLove in Children Physical touch Words of affirmation Quality time Gifts Acts of service Loving service Only do for them what they cannot do themselves
- 19. The world’s greatestmum knows her children’s primary love language
- 20. The seven principlesto be the world’s greatest mum Don’t be a kiasu person Speak the languages of love of children Don’t expect instant results
- 21. Don’t expect instantresults Repeat, repeat, repeat Set appropriate boundaries Behavioural modification Positive reinforcement Negative reinforcement Punishment Appropriate to crime Immediate Not out of anger Age appropriate teaching Teach children to learn
- 22. The seven principlesto be the world’s greatest mum Don’t be a kiasu person Speak the languages of love of children Don’t expect instant results Be and teach gratefulness Be grateful Teach gratefulness
- 23. The seven principlesto be the world’s greatest mum Don’t be a kiasu person Speak the languages of love of children Don’t expect instant results Be and teach gratefulness Learn to let go
- 24. Learn to letgo Be willing to let go Develop spiritual and social ‘streetwise’ Cut the umbilical cord Proverb 22: 6 6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
- 25. The seven principlesto be the world’s greatest mum Don’t be a kiasu person Speak the languages of love of children Don’t expect instant results Be and teach gratefulness Learn to let go Walk in the faith
- 26. Walk in thefaith Deu 11: 18-21 18 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 19 Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 20 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates, 21 so that your days and the days of your children may be many in the land that the LORD swore to give your forefathers, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth. Our faith is caught rather than taught Routine, rituals and telling the Truths
- 27. The seven principlesto be the world’s greatest mum Don’t be a kiasu person Speak the languages of love of children Don’t expect instant results Be and teach gratefulness Learn to let go Walk in the faith Stay close to the Source
- 28. Stay close tothe Source John 15: 5 5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. 8 This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. Living a life in Christ Prayer Bible assimilation
- 29. The seven principlesto be the world’s greatest mum Don’t be a kiasu person Speak the languages of love of children Don’t expect instant results Be and teach gratefulness Learn to let go Walk in the faith Stay close to the Source
- 30. Happy Mother’s Day 10May 2009 to the world’s greatest mum …yes, YOU!