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Embracing the Screen-time Reset

Is your family’s screen time out of control? Discover effective strategies to improve family interactions.

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Your Teens Need You, Not More Screen Time

Would you like more meaningful connection with your teens? Keep reading to learn more about how it’s important to spend face-to-face time with your teens, outside of screen time.

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God’s Outdoor Classroom: Nature-Based Learning

In today’s digital age, reducing screen time and embracing nature-based learning is more crucial than ever.

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Social Media Hazards, Mental Health Apps and Dark Patterns

TikTok: The shortform video app built on the backs of dancing, lip-syncing teenagers that has stirred up Congress, the Senate and, unsurprisingly, social media.

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The Power of Leaving A Spiritual Inheritance

True legacy consists not of what we leave behind, but of what we instill in others.

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Signs of Screen Addiction in Children and How to Help

Screen addiction is a rising concern affecting kids and adults. Excessive screen time harms health and social interactions. Recognizing signs and taking action can restore balance in your home.

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5 Tips for Keeping Your Kids’ Phone Time Under Control

Knowing how to approach phone time for your kids can be tricky. So here are some strategies for how to create a healthy environment for your kids.

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Helping an Adult Child Grow Up

One family made an intentional choice about how they would respond to their adult daughters wild and immature behavior.

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Helping Kids Through The Anxiety-Filled Middle School Years

What Is Anxiety? Anxiety is an intense emotional reaction, usually of dread, to a perceived, anticipated or future danger. Clinical anxiety can involve symptoms such as trembling and shaking, restlessness, sleep problems, fatigue, anger and depression. This fall, my oldest daughter starts middle school. In many ways, she’s a confident, talented, and accomplished young lady. …

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Why Are Screens Bad for Babies 0 to 2?

Exposing your infant to screens too early disrupts their growing ability to read and interpret faces – a key element to their developing social skills.

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Raising a Child of the King: Identity as Children of God

We need to raise children that are aware of God’s love for them and who want to serve Him. As parents, we need to daily challenge them to grow and start out on the journey to spiritual maturity.

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Leading Grandchildren to Jesus

As grandparents, we have the unique opportunity to lead our grandchildren towards Jesus through our actions, thoughts, and example.

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Don’t Let Your Expectations Push Away Your Adult Children

We no longer get to make the “right” decision for our adult children. But we can keep our expectations from planting seeds of bitterness that may eventually overflow into our relationship with them.

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Discovering Hope and Faith in the Empty Nest

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Psalm 127:4

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Helping Our Teens Transition to Adulthood

We can’t sacrifice the future that God has for our kids because of our own fears and insecurities. There is a middle, a balance, and a transition. Here are some ways to help your teenager successfully transition into adulthood.

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Faith Development and Homeschooling

The greatest reason to consider homeschooling your kids may be what happens when they leave your home.

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A Few Minutes with Dr. William Lane Craig

John D. Martin interviews Christian scholar Dr. William Lane Craig.

Who or What Caused God?

“If everything has a cause, then who or what caused God?” While this question is often asked, it is inherently flawed. J.P. Moreland explains.

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Learning Styles: Different Kinds of Smart

Recognize the differences in how your children learn.

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A Father’s Day Note from a Redeemed Father

Explore Jim Daly’s encouragement to fathers for Father’s Day 2022. Then, think about how your family can make the most of Father’s Day.