Parenting Update

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  Beyond the 25th: Celebrating the Season of Christmas Does your family suffer from the Dec. 26th blues? The original Christmas season unfolded in a long, slow manner, starting with the hush of Advent and ending jubilantly on the twelfth day of Christmas - Jan.... Kimberlee Conway Ireton Dec 23, 2013
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  What Do You Like Most about Christmas? If we delight in giving others gifts, imagine the joy God experiences when people open the gift of eternal life. Carey Kinsolving Dec 23, 2013
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  The Single Parent and Holiday Loneliness Loneliness can be a difficult wilderness for single parents. It’s hard enough during eleven months out of the year, but in the month of December, it reaches new heights, much like a toothache out of control.... Pam Kanaly Dec 23, 2013
• Happy Birthday Jesus! At our house, a large Birthday Bag for Jesus sits under the Christmas tree. Sound intriguing? Keep reading! Janet Thompson Dec 17, 2013
• The Single Mother and Ten Fun Holiday Activities It doesn’t take much to bring the merry back into Christmas. Which one of these would work with your family? Pam Kanaly Dec 17, 2013
• Put Jesus on the Shelf this Season Our Elf on the Shelf game brings out the best in my children. You know who does that for me? Jesus. (Of course.) Theresa Ceniccola Dec 17, 2013
• Raising “Entitled” Children The generation born in the 80s and 90s is well-educated, self-expressive and described by many as Narcissistic or “entitled.” Brent Rinehart Dec 10, 2013
• 7 Ways to Make Christmas Come Alive for Your Preschooler At Christmas, all the wonder of the season is magnified through miniature eyes if you will pause to look down at your little preschooler. Arlene Pellicane Dec 10, 2013
• Single Father, Not 'Other Parent' Although we are able to enjoy memorable times with our kids, our ultimate job as fathers is to prepare them for adulthood. Matt Haviland Dec 10, 2013
• Fighting For Those Hard-to-Handle Boys A quiet boy isn't better than my loud ones. My loud ones aren't better than your quiet ones. Not in the eyes of God. So why do we want them to change? Isn't it really more for our sake than theirs? Brooke McGlothlin Dec 03, 2013
• Adopting Teenagers: Risks, Rewards and the Role of the Church As we recognize ‘National Adoption Month,’ thousands of teens in the U.S. need a home. How will you help care for them? Joy Allmond Dec 03, 2013
• Caring for the Orphans As you give thanks around your tables this Thanksgiving for the blessings and the families God has given you, who do you need to reach out to who longs for a family of their own— the orphans, the empty-arms... Janet Thompson Nov 25, 2013