Parenting Update

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  How to Get Your Digital Kids Outdoors It’s natural for parents to cringe when we see our kids (and ourselves) becoming screen junkies. Can we find a balance between the digital and natural worlds? Cory Peppler Jul 11, 2017
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  Teens Who Choose Life in Unplanned Pregnancies Need Support and Respect, Not Shame But isn’t there a way for us to show both grace and truth (like Jesus, see John 1:14), to be clear that promiscuity is against God’s revealed will and therefore our own happiness, but also to honor a girl’s... Kathy Norquist and Stephanie Anderson Jul 11, 2017
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  How Busy Moms Can Better Manage Their Time All of us are busy, but moms are makers of the world go 'round. We are especially busy. How can we learn to manage our time most effectively? Jennifer Maggio Jul 03, 2017
• 10 Ways to Stop Childhood Entitlement Before it Goes Too Far “There are many graduates today who expect the corner office with a view, flexible work time, and birthdays off.” The placement counselor was describing some senior students and their expectations upon... Lori Wildenberg Jul 03, 2017
• 10 Things to Say to Your Adult Child We yearn to have children and commit to parenting them to become more than just good kids. We invest our time to help them become contributing adults who love their Lord Jesus and others. Susan B. Mead Jun 27, 2017
• A Prayer for Moms with Sick Kids in the Summertime To all of the moms exhausted by long summer days and seasonal viruses… take heart. Through prayer, we can regain our strength and help our little ones return to fun in the sunshine. Meg Bucher (Megs) Jun 27, 2017
• 8 Tips to Foster Resilience in Your Kids Giving our children the belief that life “should” be fair only cripples them from focusing on their strengths or their goals, and leaves them feeling helpless to achieve their hopes and dreams in life. Lisa Murray Jun 20, 2017
• 5 Reasons I Still Believe in Father’s Day (Even When it Hurts) Father’s Day forever changed for us six years ago. Just before the holiday, my husband passed away and I became a widow and single mom to our seven kids. Lisa Appelo Jun 13, 2017
• Pregnant Students are Not the Problem This weekend I read Maddi Runkles’ story: How she discovered she was pregnant her senior year of high school, confessed to her school, and consequential to the sexual sin that caused the pregnancy was not... Phylicia Masonheimer Jun 13, 2017
• How to Determine if a Nursing Home is the Right Decision for Your Aging Parent The nursing home decision can tear families apart. If no pre-planning was talked about and the question has never been discussed, siblings can become opponents. RJ Thesman Jun 05, 2017
• A Prayer for Moms of Bullied Children Moms can make a difference in how their kids cope with bullying by repeating to them the truth about who they are. But their most powerful weapon is prayer. Meg Bucher (Megs) Jun 05, 2017
• How to Overcome the Challenge of Parenting in Public I was still a young mother, not yet 30, and I felt that my children’s public behavior was a reflection of me as a mother and woman. Misty Honnold Jun 05, 2017