Parenting

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  10 Ways to Help Aging Parents Thrive While Sheltering in Place I clicked off the TV after the governor’s address. Grabbing my phone, I texted my sister. The governor just ordered everyone to shelter at home. We need to figure out how to care for Mom and Dad, I... Lori Hatcher Aug 12, 2020
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  6 Ways to Pray for Your Grandchildren's Future Why leave our grandchildren’s future in the air, up to chance, without great anticipation? Instead, why not pray eagerly, earnestly, and fervently for God’s rich blessings in them and through them--to bless... David Sanford Aug 12, 2020
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  5 Things to Rely on No Matter How the School Year Ends Up I have been sitting on the edge of my seat for the past two weeks as I’ve been following just about every news article and local report for my school district.Tonight, our school board will deliberate and... Rachel Baker Aug 07, 2020
• 10 Ways for Grandparents to Hold onto Hope During Crisis Just when we thought it might be safe to go out again, another social crisis developed, and then we learned of new, increasing spread of the virus with no seemingly easy answers. Racism in the US’s system is... Kathryn Graves Aug 07, 2020
• Are Christian Parents Enough to Raise a Healthy Christian? Christianity isn’t something that you inherit, like height or eye color. Parents have been given a gift--the gift of influence. Whether it is top of mind for us or not, our children are soaking up everything... Brent Rinehart Aug 07, 2020
• 6 Ways to Parent Peacefully While Doing School at Home You may have been hoping that they would be back in person school by now, and are struggling with the transition and its demands. Here are 6 tips to get started, but know that it begins with you--the parent! Michelle Nietert Aug 06, 2020
• How to Address the Opiod Crisis with Your Kids and Keep Them Safe The Opioid crisis touches many families. According to the CDC, more than 750,000 Americans died from overdoses between 1999 and 2018. It’s the leading cause of accidental death in the US. The chance of... Karen Whiting Aug 06, 2020
• 9 Ways to Make Little Ones Feel Loved Due to life's busyness, the reality is we have to be intentional about connecting with our kids on a daily basis. Amanda Idleman Aug 05, 2020
• How to Find Peace When Longing to Have Your Own Family The dream of having a family, yet not yet having one can ache the heart to its core, this is something many noble women in the Bible know all too well. Cally Logan Aug 05, 2020
• 8 Tips for Finding Peace in Your Children's School Decisions As a parent, it’s been hard to miss the heated discussions taking place over recent weeks about whether or not children should return to school in the fall in the wake of the coronavirus... Anna Kettle Aug 04, 2020
• Should Teenagers Be Allowed to Date? The short answer is––no. And the long answer is––yes. Answering the question about teens and dating is tricky business. Rhonda Stoppe Aug 03, 2020
• 5 Brilliant Survival Tips for Traveling with Young Kids My infant daughter was strapped to my chest, I pushed a stroller with my then preschooler in it. On my back hung a portable baby travel bed. On top of the stroller was a huge orange gear bag with two car... Rachel Baker Jul 29, 2020