Jul
14
QUICK Question!!!!!!
ByHeya everyone, I have the blessed opportunity to talk on the phone and interview Lisa Whelchel tomorrow. She’s played a very influential role in my parenting life and I can’t wait to thank her phone to phone!
I have fifteen minutes to ask her whatever I want to ask her. I have several questions in mind, but as I will be sharing the interview with all of you in a few days I was also wondering what YOU would like to know.
If you could ask Lisa Whelchel a question, what would it be?
Leave a comment to let me know, and if I CAN (not making any promises), I’ll try to work it into the interview. :)
I can’t really think of anything to ask her but my husband delivered pizza to her once a long time ago. =0)
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Oh, how cool! Can’t think of anythng off the top of my head, but Lisa W. lives about 7 houses down from my friend in N. Texas. Small world!!
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sally Reply:
July 14th, 2010 at 7:39 am
Um, it wasn’t supposed to be from “S”, but from “SALLY” =)
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I don’t agree with her parenting philosphy so I wouldn’t have any questions. We do gentle christian parenting. But I can understand how exciting it would be talk to her on the phone. Good luck :o)
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I also don’t agree with her parenting philosophy, I picked up her book “Creative Corrections” and one of the first tactics I read I found to be quite abusive and it actually made me a little sad to think of using that on my children.
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I used to read her blog and have wondered for a while now why she has essentially “disappeared” as an online presence, especially since blogging seems to have become much more popular in the last two-three years. (Also: are there any plans for any more “Facts of Life” TV movies?)
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What did she do to help cultivate her children’s relationships with Christ? Were there special devotional books she used in their homeschooling, family Bible times, requiring personal journal times?
We have twin, almost 13 year olds, and I pray about this constantly. We have family devotions every morning but my desire for my children is that they would fall in love with Jesus and His word at a young age and have a meaningful, cultivated relationship with Jesus.
How exciting for you!!! I can’t wait to hear the interview. God bless, Pamela
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What does she feel made the real difference that allowed her to escape the fate of so many child stars and become the champion for Christ she is today?
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Hmmmmmm……how did she deal with disrespect & attitude? I have a 7 year old strong willed boy. We figured out he was strong willed when he was 1, not your ‘average’ will even at that age-always (and continues to!) pushes the envelope. Now we struggle with an “I don’t care” attitude when we discipline-of which we use ALL KINDS of things-good/bad behavior chart/rewards, taking things away, early bedtime, not getting to go to events, etc. Spanking does NOT work for him by me anymore as it becomes a battle and isn’t healthy for either of us. We just can’t find that ‘thing’ that gets him? On a positive, when OTHER people watch him, he is an angel MOST of the time,very pleasant, uses good manners/please/thank you, listens the first time so SOMETHING is sinking in!! :) So just curious about dealing with attitude/disrepect at home as he is usually good with others/at school. Have fun! :)
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She had a parenting idea- the punishment basket. wondering how she updated the punishments for teenagers. it worked really well when we had younger kids, but now not so sure.
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I would like to know if she homeschooled her children and if her children have shared their thoughts on her parenting choices. Good luck tomorrow!
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Neat! I would ask her how she handles negative criticism. Does it even get to her anymore, or is she used to it, being such a public figure?
In her defense, I must say that any parent using a form of discipline out of a loving desire to teach children to grow into persons who run from evil is not ‘abuse.’
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Does she have any hobbies? How does she make time to do that?
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I cant think of any questions but I would love to talk to her sometime. How awesome you get to do that! I’ve not read her book yet but I’ve read an article or two about her years ago and was thrilled to know she was a homeschooling mom and raising them to love God.
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I don’t agree with her parenting philosophy either. I heard her ‘life story’ on Focus on the Family recently. You could go to their website, search and listen to it. Very interesting. BTW – she’s a scrapbooker and tells a very funny story about it.
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Please let it not be too late to ask this!
My nearly 5 year old (middle child and only girl) has been mean to many of the girls her age. She doesn’t like most girls and only likes about 3 girls her age. She likes older girls and thankfully we know several that are a little older but still very sweet and they still like baby dolls and dress-up, etc.
Her Sunday School teacher noticed it too, and thought it might be because she acts a little older. The other girls in her class act quite a bit younger, so she thinks my daughter gets impatient or irritated by them. That explains it a little, but she’s still bullying and being rude, and it’s not something we can just say is a phase.
Any advice??? There’s lots of advice for how to deal with kids being bullied, but I can’t find any advice for how to deal with the bully!
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