When your son or daughter is young, it’s common for him or her to cry a lot. But the tears are typically pointing to something deeper. John and Danny offer some helpful tips for talking to your kids about their true feelings. Featuring Josh and Christi Straub.
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Raising kids is an exhausting journey. At times, you might even think to yourself, “I can’t do this!” If you feel that way today, you are not alone. John and Danny will offer ideas for staying encouraged, even when you’re exhausted as a parent. Featuring Heidi St. John.
Marvel families rarely resemble our every-day humdrum life. At first glance. But under the surface, Marvel movies contain deep and relatable themes involving family.
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.
Balancing parenting and working from home might seem daunting. But each day presents an opportunity to display love to your kids.
Even though your kid might be assigned a book with dark themes, there is hope for guiding them along in their journey.
As children interact with Critical Race Theory, parents have the opportunity to help their kids develop their Christian worldview.
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.
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.
Here are four things you can do to help your child when they are dealing with anxious feelings.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
Discussing boundaries and limits with your adult children will contribute to the good health of your relationship and minimize conflicts in the home.
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.
Community is essential for all parents, but especially single parents as we often manage the work of two people on our own.
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)