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Adaptability

Healing from grief and loss can be part of your new year

Prepare Yourself for Healing in the Coming Year

While your family’s holiday seasons likely will be sprinkled with occasional pain, these times can also be an opportunity to discover God in brand new ways.

Launching Your Child’s Faith: Too Hard or Too Scary?

Take a look at seven common faith-launching worries parents face.

Kids and Moving

Helping your child find new friendships after the big move

Coping With Adoption Stress

It’s essential for families to develop the ability to cope with the stress that adoption can place on parents and kids.

Expect to Feel Sad, But Be Open to Joy

Sharing your loss and honoring your loved one through holiday communication might be the perfect way to bring some joy back into the season.

Surround Yourself With Comfort

This may be the holiday season to do what brings you comfort. Choose to be around people you can count on to understand your sorrow, people who offer the support you need to get through the season.

Promoting Healthy Attachment

Suggestions for an effective bonding experience

The Four Phases of Parenthood

Your role changes as your child grows. What’s yours right now?

Being Available for Your Kids

Children need Mom to be available for them.

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Take the Stress Out of Family Gatherings

Do you experience stress, anxiety, even dread about some family get-togethers? You’re not alone.

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When Kids Grieve

How to help your child deal with loss

Share the Workload With Your Husband

Remember, nagging will not motivatate your husband to help out more.

Working Moms Need to Delegate

As a working mom, the best way to reduce stress in caring for your family is to delegate chores and household responsibilities.

Letting God Heal Broken Hearts

Single moms and dads need to be aware of the burdens children carry as a result of the loss or neglect of a parent.

Being a Diligent Parent

Get 10 tips for becoming a parent who is diligent on a daily basis with teens.

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Losing Faith

Trusting God amid dashed hopes and dreams

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Empty Nest Syndrome

In This Series: 1. Parenting Adult Children 2. Empty Nest Syndrome 3. When Adult Children Move Back Home 4. Three Things Parents of Adult Children in the Home Should Consider 5. When Adult Children Reject the Faith 6. Communicating End-of-Life Wishes 7. Responding in Love to an Adult Gay Child It will be gone before …

How to Help Your Child Grieve

Tips to help your children through the grieving process.

Blended Families

God can use any old pieces of cast-off cloth to make a beautiful patchwork family.

Early Adolescence: Why It’s Tough

Puberty, mood swings and social tensions will play major roles in an adolescent’s life.