Parenting

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  6 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Rid of Holiday Stress It’s proven that people are more stressed out at Christmas time than at any other time of the year. But not only is December supposed to be the happiest time of the year, it can also be your healthiest time... Cindi McMenamin Nov 19, 2024
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  27 Easy Crafts to Get Your Kids Involved This Thanksgiving Do your kids like to do crafts? Do you have a budding artist in the family? With Thanksgiving coming up, there will be lots of things for you to do. Instead of going out and buying a bunch of decor, why not... Carrie Lowrance Nov 18, 2024
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  5 Meaningful Thanksgiving Traditions to Start This Year While the Thanksgiving holiday isn’t prescribed in the Bible, Scripture consistently speaks about thanksgiving as a crucial part of faith and worship. In 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Paul instructs us to “give... Britt Mooney Nov 15, 2024
• 3 Reasons The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Is a New Holiday Classic Grace is a selfless, hard-working mother with a love of family and a passion for her small community. She's also a mom with a stubborn streak. So when the stodgy director of the local Christmas pageant... Michael Foust Nov 15, 2024
• Is Raising Kids Now Really Harder Than it Used to Be? Long gone are the care-free and whimsical days when kids played loudly in the streets until the lampposts came on signaling everyone to go home, making me wonder, what made childhood in the 80’s seem so... Alicia Searl Nov 14, 2024
• 4 Ways to Have Gratitude for Your Children's Bad Attitudes As our kids face doubts, temptation, and fear, God knows we feel inadequate to help. How can we give thanks when we’re frustrated and helpless as moms and dads? Joanna Teigen Nov 12, 2024
• 8 Ways to Instill Thankfulness in Your Children During Thanksgiving Once you've incorporated regular thank yous in your home, get the children to extend their thank yous to thankfulness by regularly asking them what they're thankful for. This can be kickstarted at... Sarah Hamaker Nov 11, 2024
• How Can Moms Keep Their Identity in the Midst of Sleepless Nights and Diaper Changes? Sometimes it creeps up on you slowly and then, without warning, it pounces. Other times, it’s there almost from the start, strangling you with a vicious grip. It’s the realization that you don’t know who... Jaime Jo Wright Nov 08, 2024
• 6 Thanksgiving Activities for Kids to Cultivate Thankfulness It’s so easy to get caught up in food preparation and getting our homes ready for Thanksgiving guests that the reason for the holiday gets lost, especially on our kids. Unfortunately, we are not born... Mary Oelerich-Meyer Nov 08, 2024
• 3 Ways Lost on a Mountain in Maine Will Inspire Your Family Donn is a 12-year-old boy in 1939 with a love of the outdoors, a passion for adventure, and a strong desire to spend time with his often-absent dad. Donn is also a boy with a stubborn streak. Thus, when bad... Michael Foust Nov 07, 2024
• 8 Creative Ways to Celebrate Thanksgiving as a Family Ah, holidays. I spent most of my daughter’s elementary school years as a single mom, and because of my full-time work schedule (and, ahem, lack of ability), I never achieved “Pinterest mom” status. You know,... Betsy St. Amant Haddox Nov 07, 2024
• How to Know if Foster Care Is for You Basically, there are many good reasons you can be convinced not to do this work. My challenge to you is to pray past that list and ask God to guide you with the wisdom to know if you are equipped in this... Amanda Idleman Nov 06, 2024