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Effective Family Communication

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.

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Four Sports Lessons . . . That You Don’t Want Your Kids to Learn

Sometimes all the lessons kids learn through sports aren’t positive. Here are some tips to help you avoid the negative lessons. 

Helping Kids Adjust to Rules in Two Different Homes

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?

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Teaching Preschoolers to Be Kind

Teaching children to recognize what kindness looks like and what unkind behavior looks like, too. 

From Pen Pals to Friends

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.

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Reinforcing Math Concepts

Find creative ways to teach math concepts to children throughout the day and in the midst of their routine.

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Choosing a College Major

How should your teen choose a college major? Use these six suggestions for guiding your child and in facilitating discussion.

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A Princess of Purpose

Encourage young girls to act like a daughter of the King, God’s princess, by training them in the fruit of the Spirit. 

Are You Ready to Go?

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.

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Why Kids Need Mean Moms

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.

Early Learning Fun

Parents can begin early learning activities with their toddlers as part of everyday play.

7 Ways Your Kids Can Connect With God

Many Christian parents assume that their way of connecting with God is the way their children should connect with Him. But your child may connect with God very differently than you.

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Parenting Your Teens When Times are Tough

Dr. Greg Smalley offers encouragement to parents who are struggling with the challenges of raising teens.

When Teens Experience Empathy

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.

Grace Is Enough

Do Your Teens Know That Grace Is Enough?

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.

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Parenting Switchfoot’s Jon and Tim

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.”

The Real Mission of Jesus

As your teens prepare to enter the world, help them recognize the real mission that Jesus modeled for us.

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Seeing the Man in Your Son

What growing boys need from their moms can be summed up in one word: respect.

Kids Who Worry

When you help your kids ask the right questions, you give them a tool to overcome worry and grow in empathy.

Kid-Business Brainstorming

Guide your child toward home business success