Parenting

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  Take Your Kids on a Hike A new article in the Washington Post found that teens are turning to the great outdoors to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. John Stonestreet Jul 27, 2021
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  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 Jul 27, 2021
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  6 Christian Movies Coming to Theaters This Fall At least a half-dozen faith-centric movies will be released in theaters in the coming months, beginning with a movie about Aretha Franklin and continuing with two films each by the Kendrick and Erwin... Michael Foust Jul 26, 2021
• Do I Expect Too Much from My Child? “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” (Proverbs 22:6)This popular verse is a benchmark for many parents, and an important command for our... Meg Bucher Jul 26, 2021
• How to Recover from a Parent Whose Love Was Conditional We live in an imperfect world with imperfect people, and there are times when a parent's love was only given or expressed on a conditional basis, and at other times withheld. How does one recover from a... Quinnise Pettway Jul 26, 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 Jul 23, 2021
• 6 Prayers for Your Daughter When you are worried and anxious about your daughter’s life and choices, you can cast your cares on Jesus and find peace knowing that He has a plan for good! Be encouraged that God moves through prayer and...
• How to Talk about Faith with Your Teens as You Watch the Olympics The teenagers around us are eager for the stories and performances that will dominate our screens the next couple of weeks. That means Olympic season is the perfect time to engage young people about their... Brad M. Griffin Jul 22, 2021
• 6 Ways to Thrive as an Empty Nester The day my firstborn got his driver’s license and pulled out of the driveway alone with my two younger daughters in tow, tears streamed down my face. One or two lone tears gently flowed down my face, but one... Jennifer Maggio Jul 22, 2021
• How to Stay Sane When Your Kids Are Bickering If only that quiet, uninterrupted time could last longer! If only interruptions didn’t always make me forget who I am in Christ Jesus. But then no distractions would mean no people, and how could I live out... Anna Gibson Jul 22, 2021
• A Summer Christian Reading List for Moms Looking for some books to encourage and refill your mother's heart this summer? Here are a few books you should add to your summer reading list this year that are sure to encourage and inspire your heart. Michelle Rabon Jul 21, 2021
• 8 Secrets to Speaking with Adult Children That Build Up Your Relationship Krista’s mom was coming for a visit and her stomach was already tied in knots. As a child, her mom constantly told her what to do and how to do it. And to top it off, Krista felt she never did it quite good... Sharon Jaynes Jul 20, 2021