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It is no secret that I struggle with depression. For years I fought it without any help trying to be strong. However, I learned last year that it was time for me to quit trying to be super mom and own my depression. As I have shared about it, I have had parents ask “How do I talk to my kids about mental illness?” I’m going to answer that in a few ways.
There are many things we teach in our homeschool. Some come in a book. Some of the hardest lessons we have to teach don’t. The life moments are the hard ones to teach. They are the moments that don’t come with a manual. A few months ago I had to teach one of these hard lessons. I had to learn how to help my child handle grief.
If your child is like mine, naked barbies litter the floors. As a mom who is focused on teaching modesty to my children naked barbies are incredibly annoying. At a mom’s morning out recently a friend shared this idea for modesty barbies. With something as simple as a sharpie you can teach your child how to dress modestly while covering up the naked barbies in this modest barbie craft.
