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.
Behavior & Discipline
Sometimes it’s hard to know if you’re disciplining your children effectively. Try using these five measures from the Bible.
Sibling conflict is unavoidable. It’s just part of life with young humans whose “life-giving skills are still developing,” Cartmell explains. But that conflict can have benefits.
Need a New Year’s resolution your kids can keep? This year, resolve to intentionally listen for God’s voice in Scripture and respond to Him.
Will you take the challenge to stop grumbling for a year? Tricia Goyer’s family did.
It’s often the hardest to give your teens what they need the most. Letting go and giving greater independence to your kids as they grow
Our teens are quickly growing into the adults they will become. Help them respond respectfully, not emotionally.
Have you ever wondered what your teen is thinking? Jerusha Clark unpacks three ways your teen’s brain is changing and what you can do to parent more effectively in the midst of the drama.
This discipline method is less exhausting and more successful than ranting, raving, blaming, pleading, begging or threatening.
What should you do if your kids have been vaping? Learn all you can about it and then start the conversation with them.
Who runs your home? Is it you or your child? Use these simple strategies from Dr. Kevin Leman to help you parent your child to be more respectful and well behaved.
“What is she thinking!”
Remember, no parenting style is inherently bad or good. Each carries its potential benefits and drawbacks. The key is to be mindful and adaptable, employing the methods that best fit your child’s individual needs and personality.
How can I help my child who’s having trouble adjusting to preschool?
The signs of perfectionism can appear in your child’s behaviors, emotions, and thoughts. Learn how to pair practical steps with emotional investment.
Learn to navigate communicating the importance of doing chores to your kids and form your perspective on how chores can impact your family.
What do you know about conscious parenting? Learn more about how this parenting approach and how you can develop a healthy relationship with your child starting with your parenting style.
Does the permissive parenting style work? Learn more about the practical side of this parenting style and its potential risks and pitfalls.
Why do you parent? Do you give thought to your decision-making process for the parenting choices you make? Learn more about how the authoritarian parenting style falls short when it comes to effective parenting.
Learn how to deal with the grief that comes from the death of a loved one or from divorce. It includes the stages of grief and provides teens with ideas on how to walk through the process of grief after a loss.