Parenting

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  10 Things Your Adult Children Wish You’d Say to Your Grandkids Think back to your childhood. I bet you can repeat (probably verbatim and with all the right inflections) some of the “wise words” you heard your grandparents say. My grandmother was a Portuguese... Lori Hatcher Dec 14, 2020
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  5 Beautiful Reasons God Created Grandparents God created everything for a purpose, and that didn’t get lost on grandparents. Let’s explore five reasons God created grandparents. Ashley Hooker Dec 14, 2020
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  How to Enjoy the Fullness of Christmas without Spending a Fortune Several families on my street put up their Christmas lights before Thanksgiving. I’m sure it’s because they’re trying to give others a little cheer—and it does make me smile as I drive past.Because this year... Kathryn Graves Dec 11, 2020
• 10 Gifts Grandparents Can Give Their Grandkids That No One Else Can Studies have shown that the giving of gifts can develop and strengthen relationships. Evidence also indicates that gift-giving helps us feel a greater sense of happiness. In fact, neurologists suggest that... Deborah Haddix Dec 10, 2020
• 5 Fun Conversation-Starters for Grandkids to Use This Christmas Grandkids everywhere will likely be pleasantly surprised to find that their grandmother or grandfather has had some amazing life experiences that they are more than willing to share with them if they take... Veronica Olson Neffinger Dec 09, 2020
• 6 Prayers for Your Heart When Seeing Family Brings Anxiety As much as we all want family to bring about feelings of love and warmth, that is certianly not always the case. When feelings of stress or worry begin to creep in, it is important to lean on God and invite... Cally Logan Dec 08, 2020
• 5 Unexpected Blessings of COVID Christmas While this holiday season might look different than previous ones, there will still be many blessings, especially if you are looking for them.You can choose to find new blessings amongst the restrictions,... Katie T. Kennedy Dec 08, 2020
• How to Help Kids Cope with Anxiety during a Pandemic Holiday This is a season of uncertainty. We are in the middle of a global crisis. Your kids are surely feeling the anxiety that seems to hit from every side. Take some time today to think through how you as a parent... Becky Harling Dec 07, 2020
• Don't Make These 4 Mistakes When Parenting with an Unbelieving Spouse Let’s consider these 8 ‘do’s & don’ts’ to help you raise your kids with a non-believing spouse. Rhonda Stoppe Dec 03, 2020
• 5 Practical Ways to Use Your Experiences to Make You a Better Parent Contemplation and prayerful, meditative analysis of our experiences now and in the past --as children and parents, as well as observation of other parenting--can be a helpful "filter" of sorts for us to take... Walt Shelton Dec 03, 2020
• How to Stop Always Trying to Be Right in Your Own Eyes “The most dangerous person in the world is a man who is right and knows he’s right.” What a warning to you and me! David Sanford Dec 02, 2020
• 9 Holiday Outings Your Grandkids Will Love Why not start now planning special outings with grandchildren that will be drive-by entertainment, get them out of the house for a bit, and experience the holiday spirit they can share with others. Linda Gilden Dec 01, 2020