Kids

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  How to Spot Strategic Moments in Your Kids' Lives Learning to see our kids as unique individuals standing before God—individually responsible to God—helps me to turn off the nagging and tune in to the Holy Spirit. Catherine Morgan Apr 11, 2019
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  Four Signs Your Child Is Being Affected by Media Violence “Guard your gates,” I say as I log into our Vudu movie App. My kids shield their eyes from the various movie covers depicting innocent cartoon heroes to horror flicks as I quickly find a movie for the... Heather Riggleman Apr 04, 2019
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  3 Easy Ways to Spiritually Nurture Your Child without Overwhelming Them These 3 easy ways to spiritually nurture your child without the overwhelm may sound simple—and they are—but don’t underestimate their effectiveness. Rachel Swanson Apr 04, 2019
• What Does it Mean to Train Up a Child in the Way He Should Go? Whether you interpret Proverbs 22:6 as a promise for raising your kids “in the Lord” or a warning about not doing so, there’s one thing we know: what you do as a parent matters and it will lead to results. Brent Rinehart Mar 29, 2019
• 7 Ways Faith Can Boost Self-Esteem and Independence in Children At dinner, a friend and I were discussing how we taught our children our faith when a lady we knew interrupted our conversation. "You're raising your kids to be Christian? You mean you're not letting them be... Dolores Smyth Mar 25, 2019
• 5 Friends Every Mom Needs Here are some suggestions for the type of friends every mom needs. Use it as an inventory in your own life to see if you have a healthy, or unhealthy mix of company. Cindi McMenamin Mar 22, 2019
• 7 Ways to Embrace Life During Your Empty-Nest Years You’ve spent decades raising your kids, nurturing them, providing for them, and investing in their sweet lives, only to have them grown up and leave the nest. What’s up with that? Such is the outcome for... Jennifer Waddle Mar 18, 2019
• How to Teach Your Kids about the Real Saint Patrick If you’re like many families, the most you do to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day is send some shamrock cookies with your kids for a class treat and try to remember to wear something green so no one will pinch... Amy Green Mar 13, 2019
• Ruined Children: What's Worse – Spoiled or Entitled? Children are born with a propensity to feel entitled and to demand that their needs be met. Rhonda Stoppe Mar 08, 2019
• What Parents Need to Know about the Momo Challenge and Other Dangerous Online Trends It’s important for parents to talk regularly with their children about theses apps and games, regardless of whether or not they have a phone. Heather Riggleman Mar 01, 2019
• 10 Parenting Rules You Actually Need to Break With all the different information and philosophies on child rearing a parent can feel overwhelmed and overloaded. Lori Wildenberg Mar 01, 2019
• How Faith Hill's Birth Mother Made a Last Minute Decision to Save Faith's Life Looking back on her birth mother’s decision to make an adoption plan for her, Faith Hill recognizes the gravity of Paula’s loving sacrifice. Paul Batura Feb 22, 2019