Parenting
Find Hope in Raising a Child with Disabilities
Dr. Tyler Sexton speaks from experience. As a child born with cerebral palsy, he overcame incredible odds to become a medical doctor. Now he treats kids with special needs. Here’s his encouragement for parents.
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Help Your Stepchildren Feel Secure in Your Love for Them
Stepsibling jealousy can be subtle, volatile and destructive, but detecting it isn't difficult if you know what to look for.
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Your kids will find success when they follow God's will for their lives. Listen to the full program here.
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How to Be Intentional With Your Children
No two kids are the same. Small adjustments in your approach can help you parent each of your children effectively.
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Fun Ways for Your Family to Practice Praise
Practice praising God as a family, and it will change the way you deal with circumstances and lighten the atmosphere in your home.
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That Their World May Know Who God Is
Many kids in today's culture don't read the Bible. Give your kids the help they need to show others who God is through their actions.
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Hope for When You Feel Discouraged as a Mom
Just because the car seats are coated with Goldfish dust doesn't mean you're a failure as a mother.
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How to Honor and Support Those Who Serve
Model a healthy respect for your country's military men and women to your kids through activities, your words and actions.
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A Family's Unexpected Togetherness in the Wilderness
Time in the wilderness helped draw Jim Daly's family closer together in unexpected ways.
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Which Nature Are You Feeding?
A number of years ago I satisfied an unfulfilled childhood urge by adopting a pair of baby iguanas. Liberty and Justice were about the same age and size when they arrived at their new home and, like any good father of two, I did my best to treat them equally.
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Follow the Bouncing Ball: Sports from a Christian Family Perspective
How can parents help their children develop a Christian worldview toward sports?
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Summer Adventure Kits
Are you looking for ways to spend time with your kids this summer, even as you both grow in faith and knowledge of the Bible?
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Age-Appropriate Chores: How to Help Kids Be Responsible
Do you know which chores your child can do? You may be surprised at how capable your kids are and what they can do to help out in your family.
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The Opioid Epidemic—Think Your Family Is Immune?
Nope. No family is immune, and sadly, teens are one of the fastest growing segments of opioid abusers.
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7 Traits of Effective Parenting Assessment
Good parents aren’t perfect. And that’s okay. There’s no formula to follow, but there are ways you can grow every day. Focus on the Family’s 7 Traits of Effective Parenting Assessment gives parents an honest look at their unique strengths, plus some areas that could use a little help.
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What Pornography Does to Our Children
We know viewing pornography is wrong, but do we understand just how damaging — literally — it is to our children?
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Healthy Sexuality: Sending the Right Message to Your Kids
Start a healthy and ongoing conversation about your child's sexuality that will continue into the teen years.
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