Early in my marriage I complained to someone that I felt mistreated by my husband, Dan. The incident had long-ranging consequences and showed me the importance of guarding what I say about my husband.
Boundaries
What do you do when your toddler acts out? Try these four successful ways to get through these trying times and perhaps avoid a meltdown—both yours and your toddler’s.
How could the Billy Graham rule be beneficial to all marriages?
Teach appropriate and biblical thinking and behavior.
What are their rights vs. your responsibility?
Children need clear direction and consistent follow-through.
Step into a new area of relationship with your adult child
Kids want cellphones to connect with peers, build friendships and find a sense of belonging. When is the best time for them to get their first mobile device?
Consider all the facts before you allow your kids to have a cellphone.
How can parents help adult children without enabling them?
Being the police, detective, mediator and judge for every squabble poorly equips our children for independence. Instead, we should invest time teaching our children to keep the peace.
Learn more about building a respectful relationship with your teen.
Within marriage, barriers must also be erected to protect the “garden of marital bliss” that you are trying hard to build.
How do you set effective boundaries that build character and establish a proper relationship with your teen?
What will we do when we stop living our adult children’s lives for them?
Just as God drew a boundary to protect Adam and Eve, setting clear boundaries in marriage safeguards us from temptation and cultivates deeper intimacy.
How can parents stop enabling and set boundaries for adult children?
What’s a hedge? And why would you want one in your marriage?
Don’t just “phone it in” when it comes to guiding and protecting your kids by setting limits on cell phone use.
Building and protecting a strong relationship may sound a bit like getting a root canal. But is it really?