As parents, we deal with the tension between providing freedom and boundaries for our teens. Focus on finding routines and habits that can help you better connect with your teens. Look out for things they enjoy or opportunities to develop a skill or interest. Finally, continue to take an interest in your teen’s interests. Ask …
Intentional Parenting
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.
Teaching your toddler to obey is one of the most important building blocks for their continued development. Learn how to establish a healthy foundation of obedience in your home.
How to answer kids’ questions about being with Jesus after we die.
Nurturing is a complex process that is hard to describe. But with your inborn nature to nurture, your awareness of each of these four pillars, and God to guide you, you can use your gifts to nurture your children well.
“Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James 1:4 (NIV) Tweet “A watched pot will never boil.” I remember hearing my grandmother say that phrase over and over again, reminding me to have patience and let things play out. I hated that phrase because it always …
I can’t remember a day that there wasn’t some kind of “learning lesson” going on in our home. But most of those lessons didn’t involve sitting down and doing homework. Instead, my mom employed active ways to help us learn how to learn.
The growth of humility in your child’s life will lead to positive development in many other areas of their character and relationships.
Helping our students to discover their identity in appropriate ways will ease the pressure and anxiety they feel around defining themselves.
How can you make discipline a reality in your family? It doesn’t happen overnight. Explore a few guiding principles to help implement important discipline steps in your family.
One of the greatest legacies you can leave your children is the gift of cross-cultural confidence and competency. The journey will not only transform their hopes and goals, but the way they live and love.
Nurturing kindness in our children can help them succeed in life and follow God more faithfully.
Being honest with myself and recognizing the destructive influence that screaming has on my children is the first step in changing this pattern of poor communication.
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 …
We must be purposeful in practicing how to focus on the present rather than uncertainty about the future.
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.
As a parent, you know each child is different. Some are talkative, some are not. For children to communicate well, we have to take the first steps to teach them.
The following excerpt is from “Parenting Gen Z: Guiding Your Child Through a Hostile Culture”
With so many distractions, staying focused on God’s Word requires intentional effort, but it doesn’t have to be hard.
These simple ways of disciplining your children enables other adults to see past your children’s behavior and enrich their lives.