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Should I Stay in My Abusive Marriage for the Kids?
Abusive marriages like Emma's are more common than many realize. God's plan for a family never included abuse.
Read MoreEffective Home Schooling
Here are some tips from a veteran home schooler.
Read MoreBalance Work and Family
Don’t expect corporate America to recognize how much fathers are needed at home. The employee’s family life isn’t a part...
Read MoreBlended Families
A look at different types of stepfamilies can highlight the unique challenges each stepfamily may encounter.
Read MoreBuilding a Strong Family
Building a strong family comes from leading your family as a group, rather than on an individual basis.
Read MoreYour Child’s Adoption Life Story
Why children who have been adopted need to know their story — and how to tell it
Read MoreA Tool for Telling a Child’s Life Story
Telling the story should not be a one-time event but an ongoing process as the child grows.
Read MoreUnique Challenges
Children who are adopted when they're older or who have more complicated histories are not likely to respond well to...
Read MoreHealthy Discipline for Adopted Children
When you discipline your adopted child, you need to consider her chronological age as well as her emotional age.
Read MoreWhen Children Have Been Abused
Keys for offering the healing experience of meeting your adopted child's needs, if they've been abused.
Read MoreAfter the Death of a Spouse
Suddenly, I was the single father of a 4-year-old Disney princess and a little boy who had just learned to...
Read MoreVerses of Hope and Coping Skills for Depression
Feeling depressed? Bible verses about faith and hope along with coping skills may offer help to families during the hard...
Read MoreBeauty in the Brokenness: How God Restores Our Hearts
Kintsugi is the art of repairing something that has been broken with gold, with the understanding that the object is...
Read MoreGrief and Loss: Knowing When Kids Need to Talk
Take the time to help your children process worry, grief and loss
Read MoreNavigate Family Differences With This Personality Quiz
Relating to different personalities is not always easy. Take the quiz to find out and understand the unique strengths within...
Read MoreGetting Back to Normal: Changing Your Mindset About COVID
These 3 steps can help you change your mindset following the COVID-19 pandemic and start getting back to a more...
Read MoreHow to Handle Stress in Your Children
While the cause of stress in your children depends on a variety of influences, you can provide hope and support...
Read More9 Ways to Help Children Cope with a Father’s Death
If you know a boy or girl who has dealt with a father’s death, whether recently or some time ago,...
Read MoreAnswering Parents’ Questions on Gender Confusion in Children
To be human is to be gendered — male or female. And one of the most important jobs of a...
Read MoreWhen Someone Has “Different Pronouns”: Explaining LGBT Pronoun Usage to our Kids
Learn how to address and answer your child's questions about LGBT pronoun usage. Then, cultivate healthy conversations about how to...
Read MoreWhat Should We Do If our Preschooler Walked in on Me and My Spouse Having Sex?
Any topics, conversations, or even a mention related with sex can be awkward for you and your preschooler. Much less...
Read MoreUnderstanding the Myths of Gender Identity and Transgenderism
Male and female are not what we feel we are, but what we actually are. Help your kids sort the...
Read MoreAre Young Kids Influenced to Identify as Transgender?
I've been hearing a lot of mixed messages. What are some of the main influences a child to identify as...
Read MoreDo You Have a Strategy for Telling Your Kids About Sex?
What do I tell my kids about sex? When do I start? It all begins with a conversation, at the...
Read MoreAre Trans-Youth at a Higher Risk for Suicide?
I've heard that trans-youth are at a higher risk for suicide. Is this true?
Read MoreEducating Churches
Helping churches include special needs ministry
Read MoreA Written Blessing
Here is why you should write down your blessing for your children, and how to compose a written blessing to...
Read More7 Ways Your Kids Can Connect With God
Many Christian parents assume that their way of connecting with God is the way their children should connect with Him....
Read MoreHow to Say Prayers for Your Children
Living a life of prayer benefits you, but it also trains your children in how to pray. So find little...
Read MoreCan Virtue Be Taught?
Parenting is an opoprtunity to help shape, model and influence the character of your children.
Read MoreA Traditional Advent Calendar
Get daily insights, Scripture readings and activities to help your family make Christ the center of your Christmas celebration.
Read MoreLove One Another
Help kids learning what true, biblical love looks like with these age-appropriate activities.
Read MoreAre Your Kids Courageous?
Help your children understand the true meaning of courage.
Read MoreChrist is Lord
Do your children understand the meaning of these words? Use these age-appropriate activities to help them better understand what "Christ...
Read MoreDisney Warns Parents to Put Parental Controls on Disney+
This Disney mom has had enough.
Read MoreA Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology (Download)
Find out how kids are using their online and mobile devices, and how that participation can impact them physically, psychologically,...
Read MoreNavigating the Brave New World of E-Learning
Many students now have to go to school at home because of the coronavirus. Enter the brave new world of...
Read MoreA New Dream Job: Social Media Influencers
Is there really a path to online fame and easy money for our kids?
Read MoreEntertainment, Worldview, and Your Family
What is a worldview and how does it impact how we view our family and our consumption of entertainment? Discover...
Read MoreHelping Kids Process Violence in the News and Social Media
In today's culture, families are surrounded by accounts of shootings, bombings and mass killings. Equip children with the necessary facts...
Read MoreNetflix: How to Use Your Parental Controls
We can't always trust they are watching something wholesome.
Read MoreShould I Stay in My Abusive Marriage for the Kids?
Abusive marriages like Emma's are more common than many realize. God's plan for a family never included abuse.
Read MoreEffective Home Schooling
Here are some tips from a veteran home schooler.
Read MoreBalance Work and Family
Don’t expect corporate America to recognize how much fathers are needed at home. The employee’s family life isn’t a part...
Read MoreBlended Families
A look at different types of stepfamilies can highlight the unique challenges each stepfamily may encounter.
Read MoreBuilding a Strong Family
Building a strong family comes from leading your family as a group, rather than on an individual basis.
Read MoreYour Child’s Adoption Life Story
Why children who have been adopted need to know their story — and how to tell it
Read MoreA Tool for Telling a Child’s Life Story
Telling the story should not be a one-time event but an ongoing process as the child grows.
Read MoreUnique Challenges
Children who are adopted when they're older or who have more complicated histories are not likely to respond well to...
Read MoreHealthy Discipline for Adopted Children
When you discipline your adopted child, you need to consider her chronological age as well as her emotional age.
Read MoreWhen Children Have Been Abused
Keys for offering the healing experience of meeting your adopted child's needs, if they've been abused.
Read MoreAfter the Death of a Spouse
Suddenly, I was the single father of a 4-year-old Disney princess and a little boy who had just learned to...
Read MoreVerses of Hope and Coping Skills for Depression
Feeling depressed? Bible verses about faith and hope along with coping skills may offer help to families during the hard...
Read MoreBeauty in the Brokenness: How God Restores Our Hearts
Kintsugi is the art of repairing something that has been broken with gold, with the understanding that the object is...
Read MoreGrief and Loss: Knowing When Kids Need to Talk
Take the time to help your children process worry, grief and loss
Read MoreNavigate Family Differences With This Personality Quiz
Relating to different personalities is not always easy. Take the quiz to find out and understand the unique strengths within...
Read MoreGetting Back to Normal: Changing Your Mindset About COVID
These 3 steps can help you change your mindset following the COVID-19 pandemic and start getting back to a more...
Read MoreHow to Handle Stress in Your Children
While the cause of stress in your children depends on a variety of influences, you can provide hope and support...
Read More9 Ways to Help Children Cope with a Father’s Death
If you know a boy or girl who has dealt with a father’s death, whether recently or some time ago,...
Read MoreAnswering Parents’ Questions on Gender Confusion in Children
To be human is to be gendered — male or female. And one of the most important jobs of a...
Read MoreWhen Someone Has “Different Pronouns”: Explaining LGBT Pronoun Usage to our Kids
Learn how to address and answer your child's questions about LGBT pronoun usage. Then, cultivate healthy conversations about how to...
Read MoreWhat Should We Do If our Preschooler Walked in on Me and My Spouse Having Sex?
Any topics, conversations, or even a mention related with sex can be awkward for you and your preschooler. Much less...
Read MoreUnderstanding the Myths of Gender Identity and Transgenderism
Male and female are not what we feel we are, but what we actually are. Help your kids sort the...
Read MoreAre Young Kids Influenced to Identify as Transgender?
I've been hearing a lot of mixed messages. What are some of the main influences a child to identify as...
Read MoreDo You Have a Strategy for Telling Your Kids About Sex?
What do I tell my kids about sex? When do I start? It all begins with a conversation, at the...
Read MoreAre Trans-Youth at a Higher Risk for Suicide?
I've heard that trans-youth are at a higher risk for suicide. Is this true?
Read MoreEducating Churches
Helping churches include special needs ministry
Read MoreA Written Blessing
Here is why you should write down your blessing for your children, and how to compose a written blessing to...
Read More7 Ways Your Kids Can Connect With God
Many Christian parents assume that their way of connecting with God is the way their children should connect with Him....
Read MoreHow to Say Prayers for Your Children
Living a life of prayer benefits you, but it also trains your children in how to pray. So find little...
Read MoreCan Virtue Be Taught?
Parenting is an opoprtunity to help shape, model and influence the character of your children.
Read MoreA Traditional Advent Calendar
Get daily insights, Scripture readings and activities to help your family make Christ the center of your Christmas celebration.
Read MoreLove One Another
Help kids learning what true, biblical love looks like with these age-appropriate activities.
Read MoreAre Your Kids Courageous?
Help your children understand the true meaning of courage.
Read MoreChrist is Lord
Do your children understand the meaning of these words? Use these age-appropriate activities to help them better understand what "Christ...
Read MoreDisney Warns Parents to Put Parental Controls on Disney+
This Disney mom has had enough.
Read MoreA Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology (Download)
Find out how kids are using their online and mobile devices, and how that participation can impact them physically, psychologically,...
Read MoreNavigating the Brave New World of E-Learning
Many students now have to go to school at home because of the coronavirus. Enter the brave new world of...
Read MoreA New Dream Job: Social Media Influencers
Is there really a path to online fame and easy money for our kids?
Read MoreEntertainment, Worldview, and Your Family
What is a worldview and how does it impact how we view our family and our consumption of entertainment? Discover...
Read MoreHelping Kids Process Violence in the News and Social Media
In today's culture, families are surrounded by accounts of shootings, bombings and mass killings. Equip children with the necessary facts...
Read MoreNetflix: How to Use Your Parental Controls
We can't always trust they are watching something wholesome.
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Jim Daly Intro to StagesDr. Huerta “What’s So Amazing” (Stage 4-8)Dr. William Toffler “What to Expect” (Stage 4-8)
Cynthia Tobias – Strong Willed Child
Janel Breitenstein – Child’s HabitsDr. Gary Chapman and Jean Daly – Child’s Love Language
