Parenting Update

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  Should I Let My Kids Believe in the Easter Bunny? Some believe great harm can come from a child being taught that a fictional character is real. Their concern is that children will come to an age of understanding the truth and, upon learning their parents... Beth Ann Baus Mar 21, 2023
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  Easter Traditions and Crafts to Do with Your Kids Amanda Idleman shares fun ways to celebrate while also teaching your kids the significance of Christ's death and resurrection. Amanda Idleman Mar 14, 2023
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  5 Encouraging Prayers for the Exhausted Mom God continues to lead, guide, and strengthen us during whatever season of motherhood we are in. We are equipped with all we need to live out our specific assignment as mothers. Whether you are nursing a... Kirstyn Mayden Mar 14, 2023
• 7 Things I Would Do Differently if I Were Raising My Children Again Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. - Proverbs 22:6My children are adults now and several have children of their own. We had lots of fun as a... Mark Altrogge Mar 07, 2023
• 10 Creative and Cute Crafts for Kids This Easter Here are ten Easter crafts that are not only cute and creative but will lead to conversations that will help your child understand the true meaning behind this sacred holiday!
• 5 Critical Rules to Teach Your Kids to Help Them Stay Safe While this isn’t a foolproof method for keeping our children safe, I think it does underscore something vitally important—that one reason sexual predators get away with their despicable deeds is that we’ve... Sarah Hamaker Mar 07, 2023
• How Parents Can Healthily Deal with Their Kid's Emotional Mess We all want to scream at the unfairness of something or an emotional hurt we’ve suffered. We want our children to learn how to control those outbursts and have them in an appropriate place. But some kids... Sarah Hamaker Feb 28, 2023
• 4 Things Parents Should Know about Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania The new Marvel film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (PG-13) follows the adventures of Scott Lang (Ant-Man) and his family, who eventually face off against the quantum realm's evil ruler, Kang the... Michael Foust Feb 28, 2023
• 9 Verses of Encouragement for the New Mom But the adjustment for women doesn't stop at pregnancy. Having children is also full of unanticipated challenges, feelings, and circumstances. Erin A. Barry Feb 28, 2023
• Encouragement for When You Feel You've Failed as a Parent Friend, please know that we will all fail from time to time, but that's what God's grace is all about. Don't forget that you are redeemed! You may fail, but you are set free from feeling defeated! There is... Alicia Searl Feb 21, 2023
• 10 Ways to Make Valentine's Day Fun for Your Kids Amanda shares 10 easy and fun ways to make them feel extra loved, from baking red and pink goodies to covering their door in festive decorations and writing all the things you love about them. We hope you... Amanda Idleman Feb 14, 2023
• Should Christian Parents Spank Their Children? Where is that line drawn? One or two sharp smacks on a child’s clothed bum are one thing but should not involve a belt or a ruler, or any other instrument, nor should the parent use a closed fist or smack a... Candice Lucey Feb 14, 2023