The Bible emphasizes the importance of grandparents. It is vital that grandparents be involved in the lives of their grandchildren.
Intentionality
Authoritative parenting values the relationship with their son or daughter while valuing the development of their child. The New Year is a great time to focus on implementing this parenting style in your life.
The holidays can be a stressful time. Here are 5 ways to overcome holiday stress this year.
A last wish, a willing heart, and a little time together have bonded my blended family.
To the 2020 Moms,You did it. You had your baby during a worldwide pandemic and shutdown. You attended birthing classes via Zoom. You delivered and trusted your newborn with people whose faces you still haven’t seen. You navigated an ever-changing school format with your kids. You became a teaching assistant, substitute teacher, teacher, principal, and …
Every person has a story – and that story matters! Sharing our stories with our families and others around us can be a powerful way to share our faith and encourage others in their own lives.
Families who have fostered or adopted a child need the love and support of other families in the community around them. It’s critical to support these foster and adoptive families for the family to succeed and thrive in the faces of these new joys and challenges. Here are 7 ways to support a foster or …
For the sake of your blended family, don’t give up! Learn how to create new memories, when you don’t get the luxury of old traditions.
Peer pressure is real. Help your kids spot peer pressure, gain tools to deal with it, and be strong enough to deal with someone’s reaction to hearing “no.”
God created us to work. Discover what the Bible says about work and how to teach your children about its importance.
God is a personal being. He wants to be in relationship with you and He demonstrates this desire in many different ways. Treat Him as if He is a personal God and He will demonstrate His presence in ways you might never have expected.
While it’s hard to reconcile the image of a loving, righteous God in the midst of tragic loss, we parents need to stay focused on the sovereignty of God.
Adaptability as a parent requires a mom or dad to get rid of the “shoulds” that tend to come from comparing their experience as young adults to that of their kids.
Our children need to have great mentors in their life. Here are ways to find a great mentor for your child and how to maintain a great relationship with him or her.
Make each day count with your kids. Every action you take can contribute to your child’s mental health.
What’s interesting about nature and nurture in child development is that they are both significantly impacted by the way God made us.
Parenting That Encourages Normal Social and Behavioral Development Through Different Ages and Stages
As our children grow through different stages of their life, there are many things we can do as parents to encourage positive social and behavioral development.
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’” – C.S. Lewis
Learn how to stay connected with your grandkids as they grow — whether they live across the street or around the world
It is possible to teach our children how to show empathy and altruism, even in today’s world. We want our children to both feel compassion and have the courage and willingness to step in and help others. If we are intentional as parents in demonstrating empathy and altruism, our children will notice and will learn …