Has your middle school child set up boundaries or built protective walls to shut you out? Be the dad who can, well, interrupt once in a while.
Age & Stage
Being the police, detective, mediator and judge for every squabble poorly equips our children for independence. Instead, we should invest time teaching our children to keep the peace.
Our children have eternal souls in need of salvation, and we have a part in ensuring that they know God.
Teaching your teenagers about work ethic can often feel like an uphill battle. Keep reading to read a story about the importance of work ethic. Help your teenager learn how to approach the first part of the job process: the interview. Then, help them understand how to keep the job and cultivate a lasting work …
How can parents help children deal with bullies on the bus, playground or wherever? Here’s some practical advice.
The Predictable Risks and Surprising Benefits of Family Media Use. What is the role of media in your family’s daily life?
Adoption options include domestic foster care, domestic infant, international, open, closed and embryo.
Teach your teens selflessness . . . even in a materialistic world.
The more information a couple has when pursuing adoption, the more prepared they will be for any problems that may surface.
When you bring your baby home from the hospital, the rigors of basic training begin.
Help your teen embrace a culture of kindness when their world seems to promote selfishness.
Here are 5 things that make it hard for parents to give up trying to control their teens.
These two examples show how an influencing parent should respond to a teen.
How do you set effective boundaries that build character and establish a proper relationship with your teen?
Having trouble getting your toddler down to sleep? Here are some ideas for making the bedtime experience less stressful.
Recognizing your teen’s seasons of life and how to support them
Anger can be a normal, and necessary part of your child’s development. He’s trying to express needs, trying to control his environment, and trying to become independent. He’s also trying your nerves!
Help your tween grow into a thoughtful young adult by prioritizing your relationship rather than simply listing rules.
Even teens and tweens learn more by example than by teaching. Modeling proper virtues for your children is important.
Your toddler’s new sexual discoveries are fueled by age-appropriate curiosity. For toddlers, this exploration is normal. However, you now have an opportunity to create a healthy foundation for biblical sexuality in your toddler’s future.