Parenting Update

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  3 Ways to Keep Your Kids Off Their Screens It’s no secret that trying to compete with our kid’s screens is like trying to win an Olympic gold medal. We are outperformed, outnumbered, and without some fierce training and experience, we won’t become... Jaime Jo Wright Sep 07, 2021
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  3 Ways Apologizing to Your Children Is Important If we don't take ownership of our faults and apologize to our children when we've wronged them or did something wrong that they witnessed or discovered, then we are teaching them to follow our example and... Cindi McMenamin Aug 31, 2021
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  5 Biblical Ways to Prepare for the School Year Well Now is the time to get ready for all that God has in store. It is the moment to prepare well and to seek the Lord in every area. We can coast until school hits us out of nowhere, or we can ease our way into...
• 5 Prayers for Friends for Your Teen My most genuine and best relationships have been nothing short of a gift from God. They've been friends when I wasn't able to be. They've stuck by me through those seasons of craziness when I wasn't able to... April Motl Aug 31, 2021
• 4 Video Games to Have Your Children Avoid Most video games and apps today can gain access to your children. It is not a one-sided game anymore. With chat functions, YouTube tutorials and demonstrations, and interactive verbal platforms, video games... Jaime Jo Wright Aug 24, 2021
• 5 Back to School Prayers for Families and Teachers Going back to school each fall brings a load of rollercoaster-type emotions for parents, kids, and teachers alike.Often, younger children feel nervous about meeting new friends, wondering whether their... Betsy St. Amant Haddox Aug 24, 2021
• 6 Ways to Prepare Your Child for High School It’s never been harder to be a Christian student. Realities like a global pandemic, social media, relative truth, and polarizing stances—even within the church—has left students either confused, apathetic,... Kate Stevens Aug 24, 2021
• How to Help Your Children Discover Their Passions Wanting success, growth, skill development, or even a winning season isn’t bad. However, those are just preferences and not requirements of our faith. These are all sweet to witness, but they are just grace... Kate Stevens Aug 17, 2021
• 14 Encouraging and Empowering Verses for Parents of Special Needs Children What does life look like with a special needs child? Just as no two children are the same, there is no blanket answer to this question. A child’s challenges may come in the form of medical, developmental,... Melanie Campbell Aug 17, 2021
• 10 Ways to Love Your Child Who Has Rejected Christ The heartbreak is real. For Christian parents who have a child who has rejected Christ, the worry, sadness, and heartbreak is unavoidable. This kind of rejection is different than that of parental authority... Jennifer Waddle Aug 17, 2021
• 4 Prayers for Your Child Who Struggles with Anxiety Prayer is a powerful tool that we parents have to help our kids when they face hard things. No parent wants to see their child battle with anxiety, but God can carry your home through even the most difficult... Amanda Idleman Aug 10, 2021
• 6 Classic Novels to Read With Your Kids No matter what classic novel you choose to read with your child, a whole world will open for them. And the benefit of the classics is the voices of the past coming alive to tell stories from their times,... Jaime Jo Wright Aug 10, 2021