Parenting Update

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  10 Things to Do with Your Children before They Graduate High School Graduation: a culmination of hard work, emotional investment, sweat and tears. And I’m not even talking about the kids. Yes, the kids have done a lot of work to get to graduation, but we... Shannon DeGarmo May 07, 2024
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  8 Powerful Ways a Christian Dad Is Meant to Reflect Father God Memories about fathers run the gamut from awesome to horrible. My own dad was great, I had a first-rate father-in-law, and my husband is an exemplary father. The powerful truth is, God did not leave men... Dawn Wilson May 07, 2024
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  Will I Get to Meet My Miscarried Baby Someday? I found hope in the darkness. I found comfort in knowing that my baby is with Jesus. That he or she will never have to know loss, pain, cold, grief, disappointment, or sorrow. That all their soul will ever... Brittany Rust May 07, 2024
• 10 of the Biggest Disagreements New Parents Have Our first baby had colic. Colic! Any couple who has enjoyed caring for a fussy newborn with tummy trouble understands exactly how that incessant crying invades your happy home. Let me back up. We... Rhonda Stoppe Apr 30, 2024
• 5 Ways to Discern What God Wants for Your Family Are you seeking ways to discern what God really wants for your family? Well, that makes two of us. I don’t write those words nonchalantly, as I know how difficult it can be to discern what God... Alicia Searl Apr 30, 2024
• 5 Apps Threatening Your Children's Safety and Well-Being Forbes reports that over 8.9 million mobile apps are available across all platforms. With all the available apps, it is a challenge for parents to know which apps are safe and which we should avoid.The... Valerie Fentress Apr 30, 2024
• How Can Exhausted Parents Create Time for Their Relationship? The years of being a loving couple are rewarding, even if they sacrifice much of our time. Be sure to invest in your relationship in as many ways as possible while sacrificing time, money, and other... Michelle S. Lazurek Apr 23, 2024
• 6 Problems with Being a Legalistic Parent For parents, it’s tough to look under the hood to see if legalism is lurking, because parenting seems like such a mission-critical “job” assigned by God.Keeping our kids safe can feel like a constant... Lia Martin Apr 23, 2024
• The Impact of Positive Affirmations on Children's Self-Esteem When a child repeats phrases like, "I am brave," "I am kind," or "I am enough," it's not just wishful thinking – it's planting seeds of self-belief. Emmanuel Abimbola Apr 23, 2024
• 5 Simple Ways to Start Habits of Prayer with and for Your Kids Is prayer something that feels too hard in the mothering days you’re in? Whether you’re exhausted from midnight feedings, shuffling kids to practices, juggling too many schedules, or scrubbing baby food off... Catherine Claire Larson Apr 16, 2024
• 10 Powerful Ways Dads Can Forge a Strong Relationship with Their Daughter Without words, my dad faithfully repaired the doorframe every time my teenage angst slammed it off its alignment. No one ever asked him to check on me after an outburst that ended in tears behind that... Meg Bucher Apr 16, 2024
• 5 Books Your Kids Should Read Encouraging kids to read can be a difficult task. To be completely honest, I didn't enjoy reading until I was in the seventh grade. For many of us, it takes trial and error until we finally find a book that... Vivian Bricker Apr 16, 2024