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Mother hugging her daughter goodbye as her kid leaves home for the first time to college.

Stay Connected When Your Teen Leaves for College

An important parenting strategy is to maintain a connection to your teen, one that keeps her reassured of your love and interest in her life.

Transgender Resources

Protecting Children: Avoiding the Regret of Gender Transitioning19-year-old Chloe Cole shares about the devastating effects of gender transitioning on children, her personal regrets of transitioning as a young teen, and the peace found by trusting in God’s perfect design. Transformation: A Former Transgender Responds to LGBTQ Linda Seiler has written a terrific new book, Transformation: A …

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What Gen Zers Believe About God

Insights for parenting a new generation

setting boundaries with adult children can be good. This graying father and his son are sitting on the couch smiling and talking

Redrawing Boundaries With Adult Children

How much control does, or should, a parent have over an adult child?

What Can You Do to Safeguard Your Teen from Suicide?

Unfortunately, a guarantee doesn’t come with the safeguarding suggestions, but they can help prevent teen suicide. 

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To Vape or Not to Vape — Is That the Question?

What should you do if your kids have been vaping? Learn all you can about it and then start the conversation with them.

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Helping Children See God as Relevant to Their Lives

Will your child someday leave Christianity behind? Give them a faith worth holding on to.

Bounce back kids happen in early adulthood. Young adult woman having a heart to heart talk with her mother.

Bounce Back Kids: Navigating Living With An Adult Child

Bounce back kids can arrive unexpectedly throughout their early adulthood. With these boundaries in place, it can be a wonderful time of bonding and growth.

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Blessing Your Child’s Marriage

What if the engagement season presents a unique opportunity for parents to bless their child’s marriage?

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How to Establish Boundaries With Adult Kids

How can parents stop enabling and set boundaries for adult children?

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Tips for Communicating With Teens: How to Connect When Emotions Run High

How can we build strong communication with our teen?

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Live Well as an Empty Nester

Ready or not, that fateful day always comes.

Grieving the Loss of My Dad on Father’s Day

In his final years, my father slipped into dementia and eventually struggled to remember even the simplest daily things. But he never forgot the power of the Holy Spirit working in his life.

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What Do You Do When Your Child Loses Faith in God?

When adult children deconstruct their Christianity, it can lead to isolation and self-centeredness as they prioritize their desires or preferences over their family.

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Encouragement for Mothers Who Have to Work Outside the Home

Do you have any encouragement for moms who have no choice but to take a job outside the home?

How to Have a Great Christmas With Your Young Adults

Celebrating the holidays with clear communication and healthy boundaries with your young adults will make your time together more memorable and enjoyable.

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How to Find a Christian Counselor: Spiritual, Professional, and Practical Considerations

How do I find a good Christian counselor?

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Mom: Friend or Foe?

Ask the Lord to give you empathy for your mother, to help you understand, and to show you how you can love and support her in her struggles.

25 Things I Want My Kids to Know

There are hundreds of things to teach our kids during their lifetime. Here are just twenty-five things that I want my kids to know. What would be on your list?

Why Church?

The temptation to replace live church with online settles for a lesser-than version of God’s intention for the local body to gather.