Use these age appropriate activities to teach your children about persevering in their faith.
Parenting
Hagar’s story in the Bible shows how we can share God’s love with others and let them know that He sees each of us in our trials.
The most important skill you can teach your teen is the renewing of his mind. This article examines five steps that will help you encourage your teen in this area.
When tweens and teens are experiencing psychological distress, they may cut themselves to cope with the emotional pain.
“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 …
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Equip your teen to deal with the temptation and peer pressure related to pornography.
Abusive marriages like Emma’s are more common than many realize. God’s plan for a family never included abuse.
Take this quiz to help you recognize which of the four commonly recognized personality types best described your child.
If we don’t intentionally pass on a family legacy consistent with our beliefs and values, our culture will pass along its own.
As parents, it’s good to teach our children about heroic people who have shined the light of truth in their generations. Here is a list of some of great women from the past two centuries who made an impact on their world – and who can serve as role models for us today.
Statistics indicate that Gen Z is returning to a more traditional lifestyle … but do the numbers tell the whole story? Or are Gen Z adults still missing something important?
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes Mari clutched the edges of the kitchen sink and stared at the never-ending pile of dishes. The second she ran a load in the dishwasher, more sprang up around the house. She could follow the trails of Cheerios to them. Her head ached, and she couldn’t remember what day it …
In addition to the history, it is important for parents to remind their children that freedom comes from God and is the natural state of mankind. When freedom is taken—as in the case of slavery—or when it is hindered—as in the case of segregation—people of honor and courage must rise up and fight against injustice.
The pregnancy test was positive. I cried. Pregnancy wasn’t in my plans, because I recently quit my job for full-time entrepreneurship. After telling the father of my twins I was pregnant, he immediately suggested an abortion and offered to pay. I didn’t want to abort. For weeks, he pressured me. Despite uncertainties about motherhood’s impact …
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Max Lucado demonstrates a grace-filled approach to parenting his daughters.
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.
I’m not a morning person. I routinely connect with the snooze button, shortening our allotted wake-up time. My boys and I often race to the car with disheveled hair and bowls full of food.