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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

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Simplify Your Holiday Season

Schedule time for what really matters.

Thanksgiving Activities for Families

Thanksgiving Activities for Families

Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to stop and remind your family to be thankful. Though gratitude should be encouraged all year long, this holiday provides the perfect segway for families to implement a heart of thankfulness.

How to Serve Others this Christmas

Help your kids get more out of Christmas.

Fathers Impact Child Development

When dads are involved with their kids at all ages and stages of childhood, they will help them grow and thrive

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How to Talk to a Reluctant Teen

Six ideas for starting conversations with reluctant teens

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7 Strategies for Relentless Parenting

Teen rebellion requires parental tenacity and persistence.

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Uncovering the Pain Behind Your Child’s Anger

Learn how to recognize the reasons for anger, and whether it’s appropriate or not.

Consistent Fatherhood

How active are you in the lives of your children?

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Work-Life Balance: Nurturing Families in Today’s World

Know how to switch gears between your job and home life.

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4 Ways to School at Home

Taking responsibility for your children’s education can be the most rewarding decision you will make as a parent.

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Blended Families: Planning Extracurricular Activities

Working with the other parents in a blended family can be stressful at first, but well worth the effort.

Preteens Need From Mom

4 Things Preteens Need Most from Their Mom

This stage combined with rebellion is not easy. Lean into your support system to help you stay emotionally balanced and to maintain perspective as you guide your preteen into the teen years.

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Creative Kids: How Parents Can Cultivate Creativity

Do you know how to parent your creative kids? Poet Tanner Olson has some advice for you. Learn how to effectively connect, support, and encourage the creativity in your family.

Hope for Children of Single Parents

How do you respond when someone asks you, “What about the children?”

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How To Make Good Decisions As A Single Mom

“What is she thinking!”

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Family Traditions: How to Craft Lifelong Memories with Milestones

You can create unique and personalized moments where the gift of words can be given that will breathe life, hope, healing and love into your daughter’s future.

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Quick Tips for Back to School With Ease

Help your kids as they change homes and re-establish routines during the school year.

5 Debilitating Lies Teenage Girls Believe

Teen girls can easily fall prey to these five lies. Battle them with truth and arm your daughter.

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The Myth of the Perfect Mother

Super mom, and all of her perfection is a complete myth. Being “good enough” in God’s eyes is real.

Grieving the Loss of My Dad on Father’s Day

In his final years, my father slipped into dementia and eventually struggled to remember even the simplest daily things. But he never forgot the power of the Holy Spirit working in his life.