Parenting

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  How Do You Respond to a Prodigal Child? We can do everything right and still face the pain of watching our children wander from their firm foundations. So what do we do while we wait for our children to return? Feb 01, 2022
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  12 Bible Verses for Moms to Hold Close How can we be unafraid like Moses' mother? The verse in Hebrews gives the key—faith. Only by faith, we gain the power to release our children, trusting God with the barrage of hurts awaiting them. Annie Yorty Jan 31, 2022
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  6 Problems with Being a Legalistic Parent For parents, it’s tough to look under the hood to see if legalism is lurking, because parenting seems like such a mission-critical “job” assigned by God.Keeping our kids safe can feel like a constant... Lia Martin Jan 31, 2022
• How to Assign Age-Appropriate Chores for a Happy Home Chores and personal responsibilities are most successfully introduced when parents consider each child’s unique ability. Implementing new routines at home is a work in progress—trial and error. Meg Gemelli Jan 31, 2022
• Don't Raise a Sinner or a Pharisee Motivation matters because it separates worshippers from behaviorists—a child of God from a legalist. There is grace for those who submit their allegiance to the Lord yet fall short because of a fussy... Kate Stevens Jan 28, 2022
• How Picky Should I Be about My Kid and Media? The question we must all ask ourselves is this: how will I honor God with this gift of raising kids, and how will my family utilize media for good? Meg Gemelli Jan 28, 2022
• Quick Meals to Get Your Family through the Week She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family and portions for her female servants. (Proverbs 31:15)It’s that time again…Dinner time! Everyone is hungry and they are expecting you to... Alicia Searl Jan 28, 2022
• How to Help Your Kids Have a Healthy Relationship with Food There is something special about taking time to cook together. There is something about being involved in the process of creating the meal that you are about to eat that cultivates a special appreciation for... Amanda Idleman Jan 26, 2022
• 7 Ideas for Finding Your New Normal in Parenting Early parenthood is lived as a blur.  The details swirl together, nights run into the daytime, sleep is in short supply, and the survival of all involved takes what feels like a massive... Amanda Idleman Jan 26, 2022
• What Do You Want Your Kids to Learn from Your Marriage? Our children are learning from us every day. We only have about 18 years with them at home. As I think about my own marriage, there are a few things that I pray my children will learn by observing me and my...
• Praying for Your Children from Scripture 7 prayers from Scripture that you can pray over your children Quin Sherrer Jan 24, 2022
• Is it Wrong to Force My Child to Come to Church? We attended church as a kid. I'm not sure I got much out of it, but I did learn the rhythm of attending church every Sunday. It was ingrained somewhere deep inside of me. Katie T. Kennedy Jan 19, 2022