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Finding Freedom as a Grace Based Mom, Part 1

John and Danny provide encouragement for the mom who struggles with a deep desire to be the perfect parent.

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3-2-1 Launch! Three Keys To Helping Kids Launch into the Teen Years

Learn how to prepare for the upcoming transition in your preteen’s life. Understand these three keys to helping your kids launch into this next stage of life.

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Learned Helplessness: When Kids Give Up Trying

How learned helplessness develops in families

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Be the Mom You Want to Be

How to parent well even if you didn’t have a good role model

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How to Connect With Young Teens

Connecting with young teens can be challenging but time spent with them will be rewarding for both parents and kids

How Dads Can Connect with Their Children

How Dads Can Connect With Their Children

As a dad, you have the ability to positively influence your kids and establish lasting connections. When your kids grow from each age and stage, you can grow your connection with them too! Explore these ideas to cultivating your relationships with your children.

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The Truth About Vaping – Help for Parents

What is vaping and is it dangerous? Parents can find the help they are looking for.

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Navigating Tough Issues in Your Family, Part 7

John explains how kindness works better than niceness every time.

Raising Healthy, Resilient Kids

Unconditional love coupled with positive discipline is helpful for raising healthy resilient kids.

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Developing Your Child’s Unique Personality, Part 5

John and Danny discuss the DISC method of determining a child’s personality to help parents get the best results.

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Putting the Grand in Grandparenting

Michele Howe describes how grandparents can develop a thriving relationship with their adult children and grandkids in a discussion based on her book There’s a Reason They Call It GRANDparenting.

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Navigating Tough Issues in Your Family, Part 6

John an Danny challenge the notion that parents should have all the answers.

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Help Your Young Adult Be Brave

In a discussion based on her book Live Fearless, Sadie Robertson reflects on the fears and anxiety she experienced while growing up, and how she overcame that by learning to live confidently in God’s promises. She describes how parents can help their young adults overcome phobias and how we can all step out in faith …

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Navigating Tough Issues in Your Family, Part 5

John and Danny discuss how listening to understand and not always to respond can build a bond of trust with your child.

What Kids Read: How Stories Develop Us

As long as kids are reading, does it matter what they read? It does. Here’s why.

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Traveling With a Toddler or Baby

When traveling with young children, it’s helpful to consider their developmental needs whether you are driving or flying or just on-the-go.

When Adopted Children Test Your Love

Are your adopted kids acting out? Maybe it’s time to apply some firefighting steps.

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Do Your Kids Know How to Handle Their Emotions?

The emotional health of children in our culture may be declining. Here’s what you can do for your kids.

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Equipping Your Kids to Handle Money, Part 9

It’s not always easy to understand the concept of giving, and that when you tithe and when you donate to great organizations that somehow it creates a change in you.

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A Mother’s Story of Loss and Redemption

Lindsey Dennis shares her painful story of losing two children back to back, just hours after they were born, and describes the hard impact this had on her young marriage. She also shares the profound hope and comfort that she and her husband have found through their relationship with Christ.

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