A N’s Reviews > Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms > Status Update
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is 80% done
Conversations:
Practicing conversation is practicing the art of friendship— to teach our kids to befriend the world around them
Conversation is where family becomes friends and friends become family.
1. Pursue one on one moments
2. Practice conversation as a way to heal trauma
3. Model vulnerability
— Aug 11, 2026 12:39PM
Practicing conversation is practicing the art of friendship— to teach our kids to befriend the world around them
Conversation is where family becomes friends and friends become family.
1. Pursue one on one moments
2. Practice conversation as a way to heal trauma
3. Model vulnerability
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A N
is 70% done
Habits of play
1. Create an appetite for the imagination & good stories - read to them or have them read
2. Play with them - make regular windows to do this, we can’t do it all the time & we don’t need to feel guilty about that
3. Send them out to play - helps grow their imagination, ability to break out of boredom and make their own hobbies
Family rest - what do we want that to look like?
— Jul 01, 2025 08:52AM
1. Create an appetite for the imagination & good stories - read to them or have them read
2. Play with them - make regular windows to do this, we can’t do it all the time & we don’t need to feel guilty about that
3. Send them out to play - helps grow their imagination, ability to break out of boredom and make their own hobbies
Family rest - what do we want that to look like?
A N
is 60% done
Family devotions:
God loves messy things.
Start simple, focus on consistency.
Catechisms are helpful to build a foundation but we love the idea of reading out of the Bible & explaining God’s Word at an age appropriate level with our children as they grow up.
Short prayers - thank & ask - we’ve started to do at bedtime every night.
— Jan 01, 2025 02:27PM
God loves messy things.
Start simple, focus on consistency.
Catechisms are helpful to build a foundation but we love the idea of reading out of the Bible & explaining God’s Word at an age appropriate level with our children as they grow up.
Short prayers - thank & ask - we’ve started to do at bedtime every night.
A N
is 45% done
Screen time:
-its harder to use something responsibly than to stay away from it
-set regular times that children (and yourself) can expect to have screen time (Friday family movie night, after you read x amount on a long car ride)
- someone/something will be forming our kids, we want it to be us
-curate what we watch (make a list & rewatch good stories!)
-use moments to pause a movie & teach
— Dec 30, 2024 08:07AM
-its harder to use something responsibly than to stay away from it
-set regular times that children (and yourself) can expect to have screen time (Friday family movie night, after you read x amount on a long car ride)
- someone/something will be forming our kids, we want it to be us
-curate what we watch (make a list & rewatch good stories!)
-use moments to pause a movie & teach
A N
is 35% done
Mealtimes:
-have something to transition into the evening meal (light a candle)
-be intentional in conversation at the dinner table (highs/lows, ask a question)
-eat meals together regularly
-invite people into the mess
Discipline:
-have a plan to stay consistent a public setting
“And discipline…is not a tool for controlling behavior but rather a process of discipling a child’s heart toward the right loves.”
— Dec 27, 2024 07:51PM
-have something to transition into the evening meal (light a candle)
-be intentional in conversation at the dinner table (highs/lows, ask a question)
-eat meals together regularly
-invite people into the mess
Discipline:
-have a plan to stay consistent a public setting
“And discipline…is not a tool for controlling behavior but rather a process of discipling a child’s heart toward the right loves.”
A N
is 24% done
Morning: Open your eyes to reality
1. Start with prayer
2. Word before phone
3. Gather before going
— Dec 25, 2024 02:57PM
1. Start with prayer
2. Word before phone
3. Gather before going