Parenting Update

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  6 Strategies for Parents to Combat Spiritual Attacks in the Family Sometimes, things can be running extremely smoothly for a family. Dad may have gotten a promotion, kids are thriving in school and sports, and all of a sudden, you feel like the wheel has fallen off and... Katie T. Kennedy Oct 22, 2024
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  A Christian Parent's Guide to Halloween How should Christian parents, grandparents, and caregivers approach Halloween? Is it a harmless, fun holiday for kids to gather candy? Or are the connections to Satan and evil just too prevalent? We've...
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  What Would God Say about Modern-Day Parenting? By setting boundaries, teaching gratitude, and modeling grace and forgiveness, parents can raise children who are resilient and grounded in faith, even in a society that often lacks structure and values. Carrie Lowrance Oct 22, 2024
• 10 Specific Ways to Pray for Our Adult Children Have you ever reached a point where you just don’t know what to pray? Your petitions seem empty and repetitive, and you wonder if God is tired of hearing the same old thing. If this describes you, please be... Jennifer Waddle Oct 15, 2024
• 7 Reasons Teens Need Present Parents Terrible twos. Turbulent Teens. We laughingly use these terms to describe different stages of growth in our kids. At the same time, they can also create a wedge of fear in our hearts. The twos, like the... Jessica Van Roekel Oct 15, 2024
• How to Keep Your Kids Safe During Halloween Fall is here, and soon it will be Halloween. We live in an uncertain world where bad things happen, and Halloween is no exception. If your children are going to take part in trick-or-treating or other events... Carrie Lowrance Oct 15, 2024
• 20 Ways to Spend More Time as a Family This Fall Carrie Lowrance Oct 08, 2024
• How Do I Explain to My Kids Why We Don't Celebrate Halloween? Most people don’t understand why Halloween is an issue and aren't dressing up to celebrate evil. But darkness comes in many forms. Here's how to be the light. Alicia Purdy Oct 08, 2024
• 3 Reasons for Tensions between Adult Children and Parents By learning to love unconditionally, forgive quickly, and extend grace and mercy to our families, we can do the same with the family of God. Laura Bailey Oct 08, 2024
• 10 Prayers Your Adult Children Need You to Pray Our role as parent never ends. The job description changes, but the job is never done. To me, the job as a mom was more comfortable when my children were small. As grown adults, they are out of my hands.... Tamela Turbeville Oct 01, 2024
• 5 Creative Christian-Themed Costumes for Kids This Halloween Searching for a costume at a Halloween store can invite a posture of reflection. Believers may pause and wonder: Is it really honoring God for a child to wear a creepy mask holding a fake weapon, to don a... Sophia Bricker Oct 01, 2024
• 3 Things to Ask Ourselves When Monitoring Who Our Teen Is Dating Unlike many, my sisters and I never dated as teens. I often think that we saved our parents much trouble, yet our mom was always trying to look for suitable bachelors. My mom believed the common... Vivian Bricker Oct 01, 2024