Parenting Update

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  5 Things Adult Children Wish Their Parents Understood  Even as adults, we still need our parents' support, particularly through difficult times, such as mental illnesses, terminal illnesses, or the ending of relationships.  Vivian Bricker Jan 10, 2023
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  12 Ideas to Get Your Teen Talking One reason you might be having trouble conversing with your teen is that you haven't made the crucial transition to mentor. If we're parenting our 14-year-old the same way we did when he was eight, we will... Sarah Hamaker Jan 10, 2023
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  10 Effective Ways to Grow Your Relationship with Your Teenage Kids As a mother of a fourteen-year-old and a twelve –year-old, my role as their mother is changing. No longer am I the main person to speak into their lives. They now tell their friends more about what is new in... Michelle S. Lazurek Jan 03, 2023
• 5 Great Parenting Goals to Have for 2024 Raising children in this day and age is proving difficult, and I'd be lying if I didn't admit that there are some days that I question everything I am doing as a mom. The world is changing and appears to be... Alicia Searl Dec 27, 2022
• Fun Ways to Ring in the New Year with Your Family Gather together and share three things (or however many you wish) that you would like to see God help you with in the coming year. Teaching children that new goals are good, but including the Lord in their... Jaime Jo Wright Dec 27, 2022
• 6 Affirmations Your Teen Needs to Hear When They're Blowing It I am a work in progress. You are too. And so are our children. Our teens desperately need our support, especially in times when they disappoint us. Jessica Van Roekel Dec 27, 2022
• 10 Ways to Make Christmas Morning Magical for Your Kids There’s something magical about waking up to see the living room transformed overnight. One way to do this is to “wrap” the entrance where the Christmas tree is located. After the kids go to bed, cover the... Sarah Hamaker Dec 20, 2022
• Understanding Biblical Sexuality and How to Talk about it with Your Children We need to have ongoing conversations with our kids about sexuality because the world is aggressively pushing an agenda regarding sexual ideas and identity. As Christian parents, we want our voice to be the... Erin A. Barry Dec 20, 2022
• 12 Days of Christmas—Family Edition So, maybe before we even reach Christmas, we get a game plan – by starting a new tradition! 
• 6 Daddy/Daughter Christmas Dates Ultimately, you are showing her what it is like to have an impactful, intimate relationship with the Savior, which is the real reason for the season we celebrate.  Michelle S. Lazurek Dec 13, 2022
• 7 Things Every Teen Should Contribute to the Family Raising teens is a tough area of life to navigate. Your role in their lives changes and their treatment of you changes as well. Although this can be tough on a parent, it is just as tough on teens. In the... Michelle S. Lazurek Dec 13, 2022
• Christmas Jar Activity for Kids Here's a great way to get your kids in the holiday spirit! Simply print, cut, and place these slips of paper into a jar. Then, have a different family member draw a slip of paper each night and enjoy doing...