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      2. The official "Bugg Family Respect Rules"
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      1. Mouldy attitudes and grace from a seven year old
      2. Rainbow girls and stuffie-loving boys
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      1. Respect is growing, mould is not
      2. Faith-building ideas for infants and toddlers
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      1. Our rainbow of respect
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The official "Bugg Family Respect Rules"
Posted by The Buggs on Jul 23, 2010

In a recent post, I mentioned that our boys drafted up a list of family respect rules to hang in a prominent spot in our home. A few of you mentioned an interest in seeing those rules, so here they are. (Keep in mind,... [READ MORE]
Gentlemen, not cavemen
Posted by The Buggs on Jul 6, 2010

Anita and I want to raise our boys to be respectful, polite, empathetic, honourable gentlemen – and there’s a saying I made up for whenever the boys are not acting appropriately: “Boys, we are gentlemen, NOT cavemen.”... [READ MORE]
Teaching respect
Posted by The Buggs on Jun 20, 2010

The first Kids of Integrity lesson we've chosen to do is Respect. Respect is a far-reaching discipline that can affect many aspects of life and is one of the cornerstones of developing godly character. Living with boys... [READ MORE]
It's all about respect . . . and Garfield
Posted by The Buggs on Aug 20, 2010

So, the boys were very excited about the idea of creating a big, honkin' poster that would display all the respect rules for the family to see. Anita and I decided we would let them figure out how they wanted the poster... [READ MORE]
Operation Covert Gentleman
Posted by The Buggs on Jul 15, 2010

We sat around the dinner table last night, reviewing our “Family Respect Rules.” We also discussed next steps on our lesson, which includes making a poster with the rules written on it and placed in a prominent spot in... [READ MORE]
Raising our boys to be men
Posted by The Buggs on Jun 15, 2010

Greetings from our house to yours! My name is Jim Bugg, and my wife's name is Anita. We're very excited to keep you updated with our Kids of Integrity adventures. Having two boys, ages 10 and five, this resource is... [READ MORE]
Our rainbow of respect
Posted by Krista on Jan 31, 2011

 We started on the Respect lesson with a bang last week! One of the object lessons involves becoming “Respect Detectives.” The original suggestion has the kids looking for disrespectful actions. We added a positive... [READ MORE]
Respect is growing, mould is not
Posted by Krista on Feb 23, 2011

 Squeals of delight rang through the house. “This is like a treasure hunt!” crowed Jessica. “I can’t find any!” cried Benjamin. Both kids raced from room to room, searching behind doors and under furniture. No, we... [READ MORE]
Rainbow girls and stuffie-loving boys
Posted by Krista on Mar 14, 2011

There she stood in the doorway of her bedroom, in all her four-year-old glory. Her tights had wide, horizontal, rainbow-coloured stripes. Her skirt (pushed down below her kindergarten belly . . . the way she likes to... [READ MORE]
Mouldy attitudes and grace from a seven year old
Posted by Krista on Mar 25, 2011

Don’t ask me how we managed to do it, but we were UNABLE to grow any mould on our bread! Seriously, are there any scientist-type people out there who can explain that? We kept it warm. We made sure it was moist. Then we... [READ MORE]