Parenting Update

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  5 Bad Parenting Tactics You Should Avoid Every parent has those days where they are convinced they are the worst parent in the world and wonder, “Am I a good parent at all?”A great bad parenting example comes from one of my all-time-low parenting... Amanda Idleman May 15, 2020
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  I Used to Be My Kid's Favorite Person—What Happened? Do you remember the days when your child’s face lit up at the sight of you? Here are 3 reasons that it's actually healthy for you to not be your kid's favorite person anymore. Jessica Van Roekel May 12, 2020
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  5 Valuable Ways to Help Your Child Grow Spiritually As parents, we long to shape our children into the people God created them to be.That process involves implementing values, and holding out hope through each stage. Ultimately, our greatest desire is that... Stephanie Thompson May 12, 2020
• 3 Reasons Disappointing Your Children Is Actually Good Parenting For those of us who tend toward the “yes man” personality, it’s hard to shift from reactionary parenting to intentional parenting, but there are important reasons to do so for the sake of both of you and... Julie Davis May 12, 2020
• 3 Ways to Stop Yourself from Going Back to "Too Busy" after Quarantine Allowing a renewed passion for your faith and family be what guides your decisions moving forward. Sacrifice may be required, but what in our fragile lives is really more important than these two things? Amanda Idleman May 05, 2020
• 12 Coronavirus Conversation Starters for Great Talks with Your Kids So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Psalm 90:12The phrase, creatures of habit, means doing the same things at the same time in the same way. I think it’s safe to say... Jennifer Waddle May 05, 2020
• 5 Important Character Traits To Instill In Your Family Parents have the most important role in forming and shaping the development of their children’s character. It’s very likely that the attitudes and beliefs of the parents will be passed on to their children. Deborah Nayrocker, M.Ed. May 05, 2020
• How to Talk to Your Kids about the Tragedies of COVID-19 When our world was first affected by COVID-19, it was pretty easy to keep the details vague about why our activities were suddenly canceled when talking to our kids. As time has gone on we've had no choice... Amanda Idleman May 05, 2020
• 4 Ways to Have Less Conflict When Co-Parenting with Grandparents Family tensions and conflicts, even dysfunction, are real and problematic elements to this wonderful equation. However, if boundaries and expectations can be set clearly and agreed upon mutually, it can help... Jaime Jo Wright May 05, 2020
• Need a Laugh during Quarantine? 10 Hilarious Standup Routines for the Whole Family With all of the anxieties piling around COVID-19, we all could benefit from a release of tension.Not only does it feel good, but laughter is medically proven as a helpful remedy for lowering stress and... Julie Davis Apr 28, 2020
• Our 15 Favorite Kids Bible Studies to Teach God's Love from Home We’ve come up with a list of great Bible Studies that will help equip you to teach your kids about God’s love from home! These studies are great tools that will help you implement a routine of prayer and... Amanda Idleman Apr 28, 2020
• 7 Surprising Conflicts Grandparents Face and How to Tackle Them While grandparenting is super fun and easygoing the majority of the time, sometimes, unexpected conflicts arise. The important thing to remember is, most conflicts can be handled calmly and confidently. Jennifer Waddle Apr 28, 2020