Parenting Update

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  What the Gospel Can Teach Us about Grace-Filled Parenting We are discontent and that's exactly why we need Jesus. Jesus didn't give us what we deserved. He gave us the gift of forgiveness and grace. Kendra Fletcher Apr 09, 2019
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  Four Signs Your Child Is Being Affected by Media Violence “Guard your gates,” I say as I log into our Vudu movie App. My kids shield their eyes from the various movie covers depicting innocent cartoon heroes to horror flicks as I quickly find a movie for the... Heather Riggleman Apr 09, 2019
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  You Don’t Have to be Perfect to be a Perfect Dad First, remember that there is no such thing as perfection when it comes to being a father. Benjamin Watson Apr 02, 2019
• 7 Ways Faith Can Boost Self-Esteem and Independence in Children At dinner, a friend and I were discussing how we taught our children our faith when a lady we knew interrupted our conversation. "You're raising your kids to be Christian? You mean you're not letting them be... Dolores Smyth Apr 02, 2019
• How Disobedient Kids Taught Me About God's Love There are many ways in which having children is a refining process of God that I never expected. Photo Credit: ©Pexels/Freestocks.org Jay Sampson Apr 02, 2019
• 6 Practical Tips to Help You Lovingly Care for Aging Parents Many of us are struggling to navigate the family role-reversal. The parent who cared for us now needs our care. Kathy Howard Mar 26, 2019
• How a Mom Can Actually Have a Relationship with Her Teenaged Son I am the mom of five sons: three adults, one 10-year-old, and one intellectually disabled 9-year-old. This does not make me an expert; it means I am experienced and tired and middle-aged. Kendra Fletcher Mar 26, 2019
• What You Need to Remember When Babies Leave the Nest God designed nests to be temporary, so He must have intended for parents to do more than only parenting. May Patterson Mar 19, 2019
• 5 Things to Know about Parenting a Three-nager Child development specialists refer to the ages of three to five as the “Magic Years” because little ones at that age are learning rapidly and gaining imaginative creativity so that it feels almost “magical”... April Motl Mar 19, 2019
• 10 Bedtime Prayers for Your New Baby Between nighttime feedings, endless diaper changes, and the multitude of blessed responsibilities demanded by a new baby, bedtime prayers may not be at the top of a parent’s list at the end of the... Jennifer Waddle Mar 19, 2019
• Grandparenting as a Team: How to Lead Grandchildren with Parents, Not against Them Twelve years ago, my son handed me a little blue bundle, and it changed me forever.From that moment on, I became a grandma. My tears sharpened my vision as I looked at Jude, cradled in my arms. A new journey... Anne Peterson Mar 11, 2019
• Ruined Children: What's Worse – Spoiled or Entitled? Children are born with a propensity to feel entitled and to demand that their needs be met. Rhonda Stoppe Mar 11, 2019