Parenting Update

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  Modeling Forgiveness: Some Lessons I Had to Learn First How could I teach my daughter about forgiveness when my own heart wrestled with the same obstacles to forgiving others? Shawn Lantz Nov 21, 2012
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  What to Consider Before Bringing an Older Child Home I encourage any family considering adoption, especially bringing an older child home, to carefully count the cost ahead of time. Tiffany Darling Nov 19, 2012
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  The Single Parenting Epidemic: Why You Should Care There are 15 million single parents in the United States and the numbers continue to rise. Why does this affect you? Jennifer Maggio Nov 19, 2012
• Answer to Prayers: An Adoption Story Let me tell you how to overwhelm an orphan child… Jennie Allen Nov 19, 2012
• The "Normal" Stepfamily: Helping Kids Adjust It’s perfectly normal for children in a stepfamily to refuse to accept stepbrothers and stepsisters as their own siblings. Laura Petherbridge Nov 13, 2012
• How Can Love Cover Sin? In this "Kids Talk About God" article, Carey talks with kids about the famous proverb: "Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins." Carey Kinsolving Nov 06, 2012
• How to Deal with Peer Pressure from Other Parents Other parents can pressure us to make decisions that aren't right for our families, but we need to stand up for our convictions. Whitney Hopler Nov 06, 2012
• Moments for Mom: Life-Changing Relationships Here is wisdom I want to give my daughter: treasure your friends, don't rush to find a husband, and Jesus will never leave you. Elisabeth Klein Nov 06, 2012
• Why We Should Teach our Kids About the Election Process With election day drawing near, have YOU explained the importance of voting to your kids and teens? Sarah Hamaker Oct 30, 2012
• 4 Rules of Dating as a Single Parent Parents can preach to kids about boundaries, but when they watch us living out these commitments, they are truly influenced. Andrew Stenhouse Oct 30, 2012
• Worn-Out Welcome: Saying "No" to the TV This ill-mannered guest rubs off on you, distracts you, gets your priorities out of whack. So why do you keep turning on the tube? Barbara Curtis Oct 30, 2012
• How to Have a Parenting "Do-Over" How do you handle a change in expectations, discipline, What does it look like to chart a new parenting course? Jill Savage Oct 23, 2012