Parenting

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  Kids' Shows You Can Trust If we fail to protect our children from content that promotes aberrant values and behavior, we are then unwittingly relinquishing our God-given role of shaping the character of our children to the wicked... Liz Pineda Aug 04, 2023
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  Sibling Rivalry - What Is Healthy and What Are Warning Signs Although it may spark healthy debate at the dinner table, when the debate gets heated and people stop talking because of opposing viewpoints, the rivalry has gone too far.  Michelle S. Lazurek Aug 04, 2023
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  3 Ways to Encourage Someone Struggling with Infertility Infertility affects at least eight percent of the population1, with some studies claiming it is closer to eighteen percent.2 That means that it is highly likely you or someone you know will deal with this... April Motl Aug 04, 2023
• How Do You Know You Are Ready to Start a Family? Will you have to make sacrifices when starting a family? Absolutely! Are children expensive? Unquestionably! Should you wait until you are ready? Unfortunately, you are never going to be “ready.” Those... Katie T. Kennedy Aug 04, 2023
• Helping My Child Deal with Anxiety I have learned a lot in my battle with anxiety, and I am so thankful none of it was wasted. I can pass it on and serve my children, and hopefully, they can do the same for someone else.  Marie Osborne Aug 03, 2023
• What I Have Learned from Adoption I have had to learn to lay all the pressures I put on myself and the arrogance that I have in myself at the foot of the cross. I am not enough. And I do not have to be.  Megan Moore Aug 03, 2023
• 5 Ways to Enjoy Parenthood vs. Just Surviving It Your job as a parent is not to have all the answers. Your job as a parent is to teach your children how to discover the answers. Clarence L. Haynes Jr. Aug 03, 2023
• A Letter to My Adult Children We know that you now share things, process decisions, and talk issues through with your spouse first. We will always be here for you, but our goal is not to manipulate you or make you feel guilty for this.
• Lessons I Have Learned from the Mothers in My Life Most of us have been blessed with a mother and/or mother figures. There are many lessons we can learn from our moms and the mom figures in our lives. Vivian Bricker Aug 03, 2023
• 3 Things to Consider before Allowing Your Children to Sleep Over at Other People's Houses Like many other things in parenting, I wish the Bible provided more straightforward black-and-white answers.
• 5 Ways Screens Can Destroy Your Relationship with Your Kids Let's face it: parenting is stressful. And often, picking up our phones and distracting ourselves can be what feels like a quick form of self-care—a way to calm down. The problem with this in parenting is... Kali Dawson Aug 01, 2023
• 5 Signs Your Kids Are Too Busy Busyness is glorified in today's world. Adults work long hours, not leaving much time to spend with their children. This causes kids to find other means to fill their time. This sends the message that... Michelle S. Lazurek Aug 01, 2023