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Ages 9-12 (Preteen/Tween)

Connecting with Technology

Fun Ways Technology Can Connect You With Family and Friends

There are many ways you can connect with your loved ones, and those tools are right at your fingertips!

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A Band of Cousins – Encouraging Family Bonding

Give your grandkids shared experiences to help them build stronger bonds with one another.

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Do Your Boys Respect Girls?

Have the courage to talk about sex and respect with your sons.

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Fun Summer Adventures (That Don’t Break the Bank)

The point of these family adventures is the together time, but don’t underestimate the break in routine that kids need, especially as they get older. A change of scenery can help kids process life and new ideas, and maybe discover something new about themselves.

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Navigating Personality Differences at Home

Take some time to learn about the personalities of people around you. The goal is for your family to take the frustration that can come from different personalities and turn it into understanding how different personalities can benefit each other.

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Encouraging Children With Special Needs While They’re Away From School

For those of you with children with special needs, here are some tips that may help your children hold on to the recent gains they’ve made in school and in therapy sessions, while they’re learning at home.

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How Students Can Love Their School From Home

Even when school is out, your student can still shine Christ’s light for those at their school. Here are a few practical ways students can share God’s love with their school while at home.

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Verses 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 times of quarantine.

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Parenting During Coronavirus: Help Your Family Stick Together and Work Through Tough Emotions

Before we could set goals, routines, and fun activities for the weeks ahead, we needed to unpack the burdens of our hearts. We needed to remind each other that we are going to make it. My family is, and so is yours.

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50 Games and Activities to Do With Your Kids

Playing games and doing activities with our kids is a fantastic opportunity to connect with them.

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Staying Sane While Working From Home With Kids

These eight tips can help create a successful and less stressful environment for you and your kids while you are working from home.

Living with your family in close quarters can produce an immense amount of stress. But it's also an opportunity.

Showing Grace to Your Family in Close Quarters

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Table of contentsLiving with Your Family in Close QuartersHitting the Pause ButtonGrace – An Undeserved GiftShowing GraceWhen Real Life HitsGo To Your ClosetFrom Frustration to Authentic CommunicationFocus on the Opportunity Living with Your Family in Close Quarters So here you are, at home with your family in close quarters. Your …

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How Do I Help My Shy Child?

Shy children leave many thoughts bottled up—thoughts that could help him or her connect with others if only they were brought out. Imagine how many incredible thoughts are not shared because of shyness!

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The Outlet Challenge – Kids and Dangerous Social Media Challenges

Parents need to be aware of dangerous social media challenges – such as the new Outlet Challenge – and should take steps to minimize the impact on their kids.

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Sexual Assault and Rape: Help for Teens

Ways to help teens understand or heal from sexual assault and rape.

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Parenting Reactive Children or Youth

Parenting reactive children or youth can be difficult but a technique known as Therapeutic Parenting can be helpful.

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A Bright Future

Help your kids work toward a bright future.

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Step-Parent Struggles: When Kids Don’t Bond

My son, Ben, didn’t accept his new dad at first. It was one of our first step-parent problems. Jealousy, pride and stubbornness kept them from bonding.

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Understanding Learning Styles

Every child has a unique learning style. Parents can help their children succeed in school by understanding their learning styles.

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Adventures That Bond Dads and Kids

Fathers can bond with their kids through adventure.