Parenting Update

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  5 Signs Your Child Needs Professional Help Beyond normal stress or a bad mood, what signs are your children showing you that they need professional help? Here are 5 ways to tell. Joanna Teigen Sep 13, 2022
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  10 Things Christians Need to Tell Their Teens about Sex In 30 years of speaking on the topic of sexual purity to youth and college groups, the question, “How far is too far?” is most asked by kids raised in Christian homes.The task of taking your teen from... Rhonda Stoppe Sep 06, 2022
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  9 Tips for Christian Parents of Teenagers There are so many changes involved with growing up, and so many milestones. Whether it’s going to high school or college, getting a driver’s license, or dating, worries abound. But I try to remember that my...
• How to Help Your Kids Navigate Friendships Our children and teens will make wise friend choices and questionable friend choices. The more we can express genuine interest in them and allow for playing, parties, and meals to happen in our home under... Sarah Hamaker Sep 06, 2022
• 5 Prayers for Your High School Child And God, as I step into a season of big, scary unknowns, allowing one teen to drive alone while another packs up and moves off to college, help me remember that You are the God who knows no unknowns, and you... Peyton Garland Aug 30, 2022
• How to Discuss Gender Stereotypes with Your Kids Boys need to know how to care for themselves, such as cooking meals and doing laundry. I've made it a point to teach my boys cooking, cleaning, and other household chores in order for them to realize how... Sarah Hamaker Aug 30, 2022
• Routines and Mindsets to Prepare Your Kids for Back to School Laying out clothes and checking backpacks for supplies and homework after dinner can help everyone avoid a frantic rush in the morning. But don’t do this yourself—this becomes part of your child’s nighttime... Sarah Hamaker Aug 30, 2022
• How to See God’s Infinite Love for Us through Parenting Parenting is one such area that regularly offers chances to glimpse God’s true love and desire. Our relationships with our parents and our kids are a shadow of the relationship God wants to have with us.
• 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 Aug 23, 2022
• Is TikTok Dangerous for Kids? It is time for parents—yes, that's you—to get these apps for themselves and learn them. Use them. Make your own judgment calls. Don't assume all social media apps are dangerous and don't assume they're all... Jaime Jo Wright Aug 16, 2022
• Prayers for Parents Sending Their Kids Off to College For parents sending their children out into the great big world for the first time, this sentiment can physically be felt in parents' bodies. Intense pride, joy, and excitement right alongside grief, loss,... Amanda Idleman Aug 16, 2022
• 4 Prayers to Pray for Our Children Before School From the tragedy of school shootings to the pressures to conform to societal norms, we do our children a great disservice to not seek the Lord for them on a daily basis. Victoria Riollano Aug 09, 2022