Family Update

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  How to Teach Your Teens to Put on the Full Armor of God The full armor of God is made up of spiritual “reinforcements” we can use to stand our ground and resist temptations to sin. We can encourage our teens to “suit up” for battle against peer pressure by... Dolores Smyth Jul 31, 2019
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  Wondering How to Be Close to Your Teen? Apologize “I could never say that to my mom.”“When I do one little thing wrong my parents jump all over me as if they were perfect.”“My parents are such judgmental hypocrites!”Comments like these were not uncommon for... Kristen Hatton Jul 31, 2019
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  10 Ways to Engage Your Children More in Church How can we help our children sew church so deeply into the fabric of their lives that when they leave our homes, they will continue going to church as an adult? Arlene Pellicane Jul 31, 2019
• 3 Myths and 3 Truths about Fatherhood Men deeply desire to be good examples to their children. I'm a father, and I've talked about fatherhood with countless other dads. Those conversations and my own experiences have allowed me to peer into... Bill Delvaux Jul 31, 2019
• 10 Ways to Be a Godly Example for Your Children Little eyes watch everything you do, so be sure to model great behavior. That means being intentional about attitudes and conduct you most desire to develop in your youngsters. Karen Whiting Jul 24, 2019
• 7 Reassuring Prayers to Free Yourself of Mom Guilt Moms can often entertain thoughts like these: “Did I make the right decision? How will this experience affect her? Will she forgive me for messing up? Will he be scarred for life?” When we allow those... Kristine Brown Jul 24, 2019
• 15 Christian Birthday Gifts For Girls Kids birthday parties are so much fun to attend. There is always lots of fun things to do from playing in the pool, bouncy houses, or just playing games, opening presents, and eating ice cream and cake. ... Carrie Lowrance Jul 24, 2019
• What Are God's Ultimate Goals for Your Family? Most of us, at some point in time, have thought about goals. We’ve set some, achieved a few and probably failed to accomplish others. We have worked for organizations with goals and objectives, and perhaps... Brent Rinehart Jul 17, 2019
• Why Every Parent Should Talk to Their Teen about Mental Health Emails, text messages and Facebook messages poured in minutes after I had posted a photo of myself and my daughter hanging out in the hammock, my new war;or tattoo on display with the semi colon replacing... Heather Riggleman Jul 17, 2019
• 7 Things to Do If Your Teen Hates Church Thirty years ago this fall, I fell onto my knees in my dorm room and gave my life to Christ. He used his church to turn a stubborn, confused teenager from darkness to light. As a young believer, the church... Joanna Teigen Jul 10, 2019
• 10 Ways to Help Your Child Be Less Materialistic Did you notice that the title of this article is "ways to help your child be less materialistic" instead of "ways to help your child not be materialistic"?... Brenda Rodgers Jul 10, 2019
• 9 Ways to Let Your Kid Be a Kid This Summer Tempted to fill your child's summer with structured activities and very little downtime? Take a look at this educator's opinion. Madeline Levine, PhD Jul 03, 2019