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4 Tips To Stay Engaged With Your Teens

Here are a few shepherding tips that have helped me on this journey.

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What Gen Zers Believe About God

Insights for parenting a new generation

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Your Child’s Love Language

Children express and receive love in different ways.

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7 Strategies for Relentless Parenting

Teen rebellion requires parental tenacity and persistence.

Helping Teens With Anxiety

Here are several ways to help our teens change their anxious thinking habits and lead them toward a healthier mindset.

Caring for Teens with Autism

Raising teens with autism takes patience and an ability to expect the unexpected. It’s a hard road, but a road with honor.

How to Help Your Teenager with Anxiety and Depression

Four tips for parents on how to help a teenager with anxiety and depression. As your teen faces challenges, be prepared to help.

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Understanding Teen Dating: Should My Teen Date?

If you’re a parent of teenagers, you’ve probably noticed a growing interest in your teen’s desire to date. Where do you start? What questions should you be asking? And how do you balance boundaries with love in your teen’s dating experiences?

Consistent Fatherhood

How active are you in the lives of your children?

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Wake Up Wet No More: The Art of Training

Does your child still wet the bed? Here are some tips for helping you and your kid get through these nightly inconveniences.

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Tips to Guide Your Child’s Spiritual Growth

There is misconception that children should find their faith completely on their own.

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Giving Your Kids a Moral Compass

Every day, our kids face any number of culture-induced or immoral decisions. Here’s how to help them make moral choices on their own.

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Do You Have a Strategy for Telling Your Kids About Sex?

What do I tell my kids about sex? When do I start? It all begins with a conversation, at the appropriate age.

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4 Things Preteens Need Most from Their Mom

This stage combined with rebellion is not easy. Lean into your support system to help you stay emotionally balanced and to maintain perspective as you guide your preteen into the teen years.

What Do I Do When My Preteen Daughter Hits Puberty?

My daughter hit puberty before other girls. What should I do to help her?

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Talking With Your Teen About Sexual Behavior

Learn how to approach awkward conversations about sexual behavior with your teen. Explore some tips and strategies for these conversations so you can prioritize your relationship over “getting it right.”

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Creative Kids: How Parents Can Cultivate Creativity

Do you know how to parent your creative kids? Poet Tanner Olson has some advice for you. Learn how to effectively connect, support, and encourage the creativity in your family.

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Helping Teens Through Social Isolation

By focusing on a love-based connection, you can build trust and create a safe space for your socially isolated teen to talk about issues.

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Walking Alongside Your Teen

Your goal is to learn about your teen, and it will take some time.

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The 5 Love Languages and Your Teen

Do you ever wonder how you can help your teens feel loved? Consider how they might tend to feel more appreciated through one specific love language.