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$2 million shortfall and continue important family ministry efforts.

Moving forward in faith but we need your help!

Urgent Need: Right now, Focus on the Family is facing a $2 million ministry shortfall. We are moving forward in faith that God will provide for our critical marriage and family programs, but we need your help. Will you stand in the gap with a vital gift before 11:59 p.m. on August 31?
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Discipline

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3 Steps to Help Your Out of Control Young Kid

Out of control children want the boundaries and consistency parents can give. With these three steps you can help your wild child.

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Responsible Kids Don’t Just Happen

Responsible kids don’t just happen. Therefore, intentional parents can use these tips for training their kids in personal responsibility.

Healthy Eating Habits for Kids

Help your kids eat healthy foods

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How Can I Get My Kids to Stop Fighting?

These four key traits will help you to teach your children how to manage their conflicts.

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The Truth About Vaping – Help for Parents

What is vaping and is it dangerous? Parents can find the help they are looking for.

How to Encourage Your Kids, to Get Better Behavior From Them

When utilized properly, encouragement invites excellence and obedience in our children.

How to Stop Whining, Teasing and Bickering

If you want your kids to stop whining, teasing and bickering, you need to better understand what your kids’ words say about their hearts.

How to Speak to Your Children When They Misbehave

Effective parenting scripts to employ when responding to your child’s misbehavior

7 Easy Ways to Get Kids to Be More Polite

Learn how to teach your kids seven essential manners so they will grow in their social skills. 

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3 Practical Principles for Disciplining With Grace

Seeking to parent our children the way God parents us can dramatically change the atmosphere of our home.

What to Do when Your Kids Are Irresponsible

Learn what to do as a parent when your kids act irresponsibly.

Responsibility Training

Uncover a number of ways to teach children responsibility! These ideas come from parents and experts like you.

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Curbing the Blame Game and Getting Rid of Excuses

Don’t settle for a response of “It’s not my fault” with your kids. Curb their bad habit of blaming others and making excuses.

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Disciplining as a Single Parent

Take a level-headed approach to leading your family.

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Back to the Books

Karen Ehman gives tips about getting ready for the new school year.

When Your Toddler Misbehaves

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.

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A New Goal for Discipline

Discipline that seeks to build God-honoring identity leads to God-honoring behavior — find out what that means.

Three toddlers sit side-by-side in front of a pile of toys. One tries to take a toy airplane from the middle child.

Shaping Toddler Behavior

Set the expectation for children so they have a greater awareness of their surroundings, and oftentimes, the needs of others.

The Discipline Checkup

Teach appropriate and biblical thinking and behavior.

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Toddler-Sized Choices

Give your 2-year-old appropriate choices to help him navigate his burgeoning sense of power so it’s not used to fight against what you ask him to do.