Parenting

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  10 Benefits of Getting Your Kids Involved in Volunteering The most important aspect of getting kids excited about volunteering is teaching them why? Does God care when we do something for someone else? Yes! God chose that we would live in community with one...
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  Moms, You Have Permission to Invest in Yourselves Throw out the guilt that says you aren’t doing enough, aren’t strong enough, or good enough. He that lives in you is enough, and that's all we need to remember.
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  How I Learned to Have a Stress-Free Summer with My Kids Summers can be stressful for parents because they constantly think about things to do.  Michelle S. Lazurek Jul 06, 2023
• Sending Your Child to Their First Summer Camp This boy, who doesn’t like anything about youth ministry activities, keeps coming home from the youth group with a smile on his face. He’s a living reminder that people, not programs, make up the church. The... Marie Osborne Jul 05, 2023
• Ruined Children: What's Worse – Spoiled or Entitled? Whether the pendulum swings toward spoiled or entitled, the answer lies not in trying to keep your kid from becoming one or the other. Rather, the goal should be to guide your child’s heart toward becoming... Rhonda Stoppe Jul 05, 2023
• 10 Ways to Thrive During the Empty Nest Season When we seek God and study His word, our needs are filled so we can love our people from a place of wholeness rather than emptiness. Instead of surviving the empty nest, we just might find ourselves... Denise Pass Jul 05, 2023
• 5 Mistakes to Avoid as a Single Mom When you’re the cook, the cleaner, the taxi driver, and everything else, there’s lots of room for wise parenting to be overlooked. Pam Kanaly Jul 04, 2023
• How to Lose the Script Your Parents Gave You What’s the voice in your head? What script do you play over and over that influences your worldview and self-perception? Rhonda Stoppe Jul 03, 2023
• Limit Your Child’s Screen Time and Experience These 3 Benefits Oh, the dog days of summer. When the kids are home, the kids are bored, and the kids are everywhere! You need a moment of peace—a day even—and there's a very simple way to achieve this—screen time. But what... Jaime Jo Wright Jul 03, 2023
• How God Fills in the Gaps for Homeschool Moms There’s a whole new level of insecurity that moms face when they decide to homeschool their children. The responsibility of providing a well-rounded education that meets all of their state’s requirements is... Jennifer Waddle Jul 03, 2023
• A Teacher's Advice for Christian Parents Do not take your faith for granted or be lazy; be careful not to live by double standards. Our children watch everything we do, and they learn best by observing.  Emmanuel Abimbola Jun 30, 2023
• How to Raise Polite Kids and What to Do When Met with Rudeness Consider the context. When my teenager snaps something rude to me, I wonder why - is my child having a bad day? Is he upset about losing a game or doing poorly on a test? Not that this means the child has... Sarah Hamaker Jun 28, 2023