Whether you are a blog follower or not, you should at least stop by this site. It is called Simple Mom and its tag line is “Live simply, stay sane. Life hacks for home managers.” Now I am not a parent, but I was turned on to this blog by my friend and fellow blogger Prasti over at Here to There. Not a big surprise, because Prasti and her husband are raising their children to be different. They are striving to teach their kids better values than consumerism-things like stewardship and living better by living more simply. I love seeing some of the ways that they teach their children-teaching them the letters through series of craft projects and such. Since i have no plans to have children of my own, I love to live vicariously through others. Knowing that the real healing of the earth will be done by the next generation, I am always pleased to see others trying to pass along the right ideas to their kids. Enter Simple Mom and the blog post I enjoyed reading called 9 Ways to Encourage your Kids to live Simply. it is a great article with some simple, yet practical tips for raising your children in a manner that focuses on things other than consuming goods. There are some great tips for everyone here, even if you don’t have kids of your own. I especially like the idea of encouraging the use of the right words and keeping down on clutter so that you can appreciate what you do have. Give it a read, it is worth your time!
