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Parenting

Sharing God’s Love With Others

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.

Conversation Starter Craft for Kids and Moms

Talking to our kids provides the best chance to understand them. Asking a variety of questions from serious to silly helps us build our relationships with our kids.

How to Balance Parenting and Working From Home

Balancing parenting and working from home might seem daunting. But each day presents an opportunity to display love to your kids.

Navigating Dark Themes in Literature – How to Guide Your Kids

Even though your kid might be assigned a book with dark themes, there is hope for guiding them along in their journey.

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Help Your Kids Discuss Critical Race Theory through a Christian Worldview

As children interact with Critical Race Theory, parents have the opportunity to help their kids develop their Christian worldview.

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The Benefits of the Hardest Job in the World

Marriage and parenting are the hardest jobs you’ll ever have. Here are ways that hard work within that job can actually make life easier.

emotional control

4 Steps to Teaching Your Child Emotional Control

With your guidance and practice, your kids can learn to control their emotions. Here are four steps for helping your children regain the upper hand when intense emotions threaten to spiral out of control.

feeling anxious

What To Do When Your Kids are Feeling Anxious

Here are four things you can do to help your child when they are dealing with anxious feelings.

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Why Parents Need Funny Parenting Memes

There is an adage that says, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Parents need moments of laughter to revive weary spirits and put things back into perspective. One of the places that parents can get laughter is through funny parenting memes.

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The Five Senses of Connection

Welcoming foster children into our home has caused Angie and me to work harder at building a connection with our kids and showing them they have value in God’s eyes. That’s why we intentionally use sensory experiences to let them know we care.

The loss of a son on the same day as the arrival of a granddaughter

Scarlett’s Arrival: Dealing With Grief and Loss

But what I’ve learned in the six years since we lost our son is this: It is possible to find your feet again. It is possible to see light again in the laughter of a baby or the glory of a sunrise or the touch of a loved one’s hand.

Parents and two kids

6 Ways You Make a Difference as a Parent

We often wonder how our parenting can make an impact on our kids. These six ways will show you how being a parent can make all the difference.

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7 Tips For How To Recover From Toddler Stage Burnout

There is no getting around it: Bringing up a toddler requires a seemingly limitless supply of time and energy. Here are seven ways to fight burnout when you have a busy toddler in the house.

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To the 2020 Moms

To the 2020 Moms,You did it. You had your baby during a worldwide pandemic and shutdown. You attended birthing classes via Zoom. You delivered and trusted your newborn with people whose faces you still haven’t seen. You navigated an ever-changing school format with your kids. You became a teaching assistant, substitute teacher, teacher, principal, and …

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Parenting Young Adults: Boundaries and Limits

Discussing boundaries and limits with your adult children will contribute to the good health of your relationship and minimize conflicts in the home.

Parenting a Child Affected by a Traumatic Event

While it’s hard to reconcile the image of a loving, righteous God in the midst of tragic loss, we parents need to stay focused on the sovereignty of God.

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A Single Parent’s Path to Community

Community is essential for all parents, but especially single parents as we often manage the work of two people on our own.

Grandparents are uniquely positioned to share their faith with their grandkids

7 Essentials For Grandparenting Your Grandkids

Passing on faith to our grandkids is our duty before God. He commands us as grandparents to teach two generations, not just one.

Why Teach Children to Be Pro-Life?

When we teach our children to be pro-life, we teach them to be pro-all life. Pro-love values and protects the full gamut of all human life.

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Your Baby’s First Year: What You Need to Know (Part 2 of 2)

Pediatrician Dr. Robert Hamilton offers expecting parents practical advice for approaching their baby’s first year with confidence. Topics include the “Four Cornerstones” every parent needs to decide upon, why parents should let their baby “lead the way” for the first month, the importance of bonding, and much more. (Part 2 of 2)