Avoiding Lukewarm Relationships: An Interview with Zan Tyler
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| Vol. 71, Prg. 26–30
December 11–15, 2006
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Homeschooling allows parents and children a unique opportunity to build strong family relationships. But in the busyness of day-to-day living, it’s easy to let these relationships grow “lukewarm.” This week, Michael Farris talks with homeschooling mom Zan Tyler, who offers parents encouragement and insight into making family relationships a priority.
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Zan Tyler
Zan Tyler has been a homeschooling mother, lobbyist, political strategist, and media spokesperson since 1984. In 1987, she was honored as the South Carolina Homemaker of the Year. She and her husband, Joe, founded the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools in 1990 and Zan served as its president for 10 years. The governor of South Carolina awarded Zan the Order of the Palmetto—the highest honor a civilian can receive—in 1998.
Zan is the Homeschool Resource and Media Consultant for Broadman & Holman Publishers and the Homeschool Editor for LifeWay.com. Her work appears in a variety of publications, including the prestigious Peabody Journal of Education and the Home School Court Report. She coauthored Anyone Can Homeschool with Dr. Terry Dorian in 1996, and her newest book, 7 Tools for Cultivating Your Child’s Potential, was released in 2005. She has also appeared on NBC’s Today Show with Katie Couric. Zan speaks on a wide variety of homeschooling topics and finds it one of her greatest joys in life to encourage other homeschooling mothers.
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Zan Tyler describes the charge God gave to parents: to love their children and train them to love God. She explains seven ways that parents can raise children who are strong in faith, confident, and prepared to fulfill God’s plan for their lives. Order by clicking on the above link.
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