Understanding teen anger starts with curiosity, calm communication, and compassion. There are practical ways to support and guide your teen through big emotions.
Grace & Forgiveness
The holidays can feel overwhelming when you’re estranged from an adult child. If you’ve been asking yourself how to cope with family estrangement during holidays, you’re not alone.
Helping your children deal with their anger can seem impossible when emotions run high. But you can train your kids to recognize triggers and replace them with truths that will help them get out of their angry cycle.
If you’re experiencing the loss of a prodigal son or daughter who isn’t currently in touch with you, you probably feel helpless. Here are some ways to understand a prodigal child and find hope if you have a prodigal child.
Raising strong-willed children can be demanding, but it’s also incredibly gratifying. When taught with patience and firm, loving guidance, they can become life-changing leaders.
Have your teens expressed doubts about their faith? Instead of panicking, help them work through their doubts — questions and concerns — to strengthen their faith.
Max Lucado demonstrates a grace-filled approach to parenting his daughters.
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes It was a typical evening at our house. My wife and I were trying to discuss our plans for the upcoming week. My 5-year-old was singing in the background while my 2-year-old was attempting to let us know that he was done eating his dinner in progressively louder volumes. Both …
While you may never know the reason that your father left you, there is one thing you can be absolutely sure of: You have a Heavenly Father who loves you and will never leave you or forsake you.
4 principles for encouraging faith in your adult children.
An in-depth look at what factors may cause a teen to commit suicide.
Why do people cut themselves? A former cutter offers her view on a world she’s grateful to have left behind.
Self-harm is an attempt to find relief from emotional distress. Here is what the Bible offers parents to help their kids who are cutting.
Here are faith activities to teach kids about freedom through our relationship with Jesus.
Having a wild child can bring the eyes of judgment in every aisle of the grocery store. More discipline is not always the best answer. Explore how love, respect, grace, and forgiveness can equip you as you respond to your wild child.
Simple ways to celebrate Easter with your kids
Whether your children are fully grown, or still crawling on your lap, the power of an apology can transform your relationship.
Sibling conflict is unavoidable. It’s just part of life with young humans whose “life-giving skills are still developing,” Cartmell explains. But that conflict can have benefits.
While the cause of stress in your children depends on a variety of influences, you can provide hope and support through security and comfort.
Read about the dangers of drugs and alcohol, what the Bible has to say about getting high, how a teen can help a friend involved in substance abuse and resources for drug abuse.