Do you have a teen who wants to make his or her own path? Here’s how one family dealt with an unconventional child.
Parenting
Sacrificing convenience — sometimes that’s how God uses parents to help draw others closer to Jesus.
Read the suggestions of parents like you who have found ways to help encourage their children’s developing prayer life.
Never underestimate how God can use the hard times with young children to minister to others.
Helping little ones learn to pray may not be as hard as you think.
Do you feel like walls are being put up between you and your teen. Try these foundational ways to better connect and develop effective family communication.
Two girls formed a bond that spanned the miles — a bond that knew no bounds when one girl fell ill. Their friendship, a connection started through Clubhouse’s pen pal program, became a godsend for their families when crisis hit.
How should your teen choose a college major? Use these six suggestions for guiding your child and in facilitating discussion.
Encourage young girls to act like a daughter of the King, God’s princess, by training them in the fruit of the Spirit.
Learn new ways to help your kids take responsibility for getting ready to leave the house on time and with what they need to take with them.
Parents can begin early learning activities with their toddlers as part of everyday play.
Teaching children to recognize what kindness looks like and what unkind behavior looks like, too.
One of our top 25 most-viewed parenting articles: “Why Kids Need Mean Moms.” Give kids the tough love they need so they’ll develop into independent adults.
Sometimes all the lessons kids learn through sports aren’t positive. Here are some tips to help you avoid the negative lessons.
Find creative ways to teach math concepts to children throughout the day and in the midst of their routine.
Imagine you’re abruptly uprooted after being totally immersed in another culture. Could it be that this is similar to how our children feel when they live in two homes?
Do good, and you’ll be OK. Do more, and you’ll be saved. That’s what many teens think, but it’s not what God wants them to know.
Help teens change the way they see their place in the world and help them understand what it means to meet the needs of others so they can grow in empathy.
As your teens prepare to enter the world, help them recognize the real mission that Jesus modeled for us.
How do you instill the desire in your kids to live the best version of themselves? The parents of Switchfoot’s Jon and Tim explain how they helped their kids live their own “great story.”