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Empty Nest Parenting and Changing Seasons

In the midst of empty nest parenting, you can still enjoy the changing seasons as your kids work, move away and start their own family.

Talking With Your Teens About Drugs and Alcohol

Healthy communication at home is the best means of setting your children down the path to a promising future free of alcohol and drug abuse.

Letting Go of Holiday Expectations

Sometimes the best way to celebrate Thanksgiving isn’t the traditional way. Learn how to let go our your holiday expectations

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Is Your Teen at Risk?

An open dialogue about suicide may help your teens share their experiences, questions and concerns with you

Grace Doesn’t Just Happen

Consider these four freedoms that parents should extend to their children.

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Talking to your Kids about Sex: Solutions for Single Parents

Single parents often find that knowing where to begin with talking to your kids about sex can feel overwhelming. But these conversations can succeed when rooted in Biblical principles.

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When Your Son is a Teen Dad

If your son has had a sexual relationship and an unplanned pregnancy is the result, remember that he will probably be experiencing many of the same emotions as his girlfriend. He may feel fear, guilt and uncertainty. In addition, he will feel considerable conflict and confusion over the role he should play as a teen …

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How to Make Disciples in a Post-Christian Culture

Learning how to make disciples in a Post-Christian culture is the greatest task ahead of us.

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How to Help Kids with Nightmares

Though you cannot entirely stop your child from having nightmares, there are some immediate responses and preventative measures you can take to help your child get a good night’s rest. 

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How Do I Get My Child to Stop Lying?

These five tips can help you create a culture of honesty in your home.

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Is your Child Overwhelmed by Anxiety, Fear, or Worry?

Unfortunately, kids don’t always tell us what’s bothering them. So it’s often up to parents to figure out how to help kids share and overcome their fears.

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.

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5 Emotional and Relational Intelligence Skills

Emotional and relational intelligence is one of the most critical, yet often overlooked, areas of development in our children. These five characteristics can help your child succeed in developing their relational intelligence.

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Praying Before the Meal: A Neighborhood Blessing

The story of a child’s faith and how one prayer before a meal brought our neighborhood together.

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10 Ways To Raise Influential Kids

“Children inspire in me a sense of wonder. God created each of us uniquely, designed to change the world for good.” – Mandi Hart

15 Creative Activities To Do With Kids

There are many creative activities to do with your kids that can bring laughter and a sweet time of bonding. Here are fifteen creative ideas to get you started.

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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How to Be a Better Parent By Checking In With Your Kids

Asking for constructive feedback from our children is a great way to become a better parent. Talking with our kids will help us to better see our blind spots and address areas of our parenting that we need to work on.

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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.