Parenting Update

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  7 Bible-Centered Places for Your Family's Summer Vacation Summer is the time of year when many families like to go on vacation. The kids are out of school, the weather is warm, and it's a great time for a roadtrip! There are many places to choose from around the...
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  What I Learned Becoming a Dad at 20 Enjoy this moment. Whatever it is. If they’re in diapers — I know it sounds crazy — but enjoy it. If they’re learning to walk, you film that stuff and back up the file in as many places as you can so you can... Stephen Miller Jun 07, 2022
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  7 Dating Guidelines for Your Kids You may be tempted to expressly forbid them from any form of interaction with members of the opposite sex before they are well into their twenties. But guess what? Doing that may cause them more harm than... Keren Kanyago May 31, 2022
• 8 Ways to Help Your Child Confidently Transition to Middle School Will I know my way around? What if no one will talk to me? How do I make friends? So, with all this going on in their heads, how can you help your child make the transition into this next stage of their... Sandy Silverthorne May 31, 2022
• How to Handle Discipline in Public No matter how angelic they are most of the time, our kids will misbehave in church, at the store, at the park, on a play date, at a sporting event, or at a party. Being prepared beforehand will make a world... Sarah Hamaker May 24, 2022
• 9 Things Adult Daughters Want Their Moms to Know “And Mom, for my eighteenth birthday...”The rest of my daughter’s sentence sounded like an adult in a Charlie Brown special. Anna spoke clearly enough, but I focused on the impending reality of those last... Gaye Clark and Anna Clark Wiggins May 24, 2022
• 11 Words of Wisdom for a Parent Whose Child is Graduating Cue Pomp and Circumstance. Graduation season arrives soon!If you have a child who will soon cross the stage to obtain a diploma, you might feel a bit overwhelmed. Elation and hope may whirl through the spin... May 17, 2022
• Do You Have Empty Nest Syndrome? The empty nest syndrome isn't a clinical diagnosis. Instead, it is a phenomenon in which parents experience feelings of sadness, loss, angst, and loneliness when the last child leaves home. Jim Burns May 17, 2022
• How to Teach Your Kids to Prioritize Their Faith There is nothing purer than a child’s faith. That moment a young one looks at you and says their favorite person is “Jesus." Let’s help them keep that faith. Grow that faith. Live in that faith. Now and into... Jaime Jo Wright May 17, 2022
• 9 Mother-Son Date Ideas If I try to have a serious, meaningful conversation with my son every time he and I have time together, he will very quickly develop an aversion to one-on-one time with me - and perhaps rightfully so!... Cheryl Gilbert May 10, 2022
• 8 Tips for Disciplining Your Child In other words, your child can still choose to do the wrong thing in the face of severe punishment, but you, as the parent, must still choose to do the right thing. This is one of the hardest things for... Sarah Hamaker May 10, 2022
• Self-Care for the Parent Whose Child Struggles with Mental Health Mind, body, and spirit work together in complicated ways, and so finding friends who realize this is paramount for the parent who is dealing with such draining circumstances. Danielle Ayers Jones May 10, 2022