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Dave Ramsey: Raising Money-Smart Kids

Dave’s message of financial hope has grown his corporation Lampo Group Inc. from a card table in his living room to a multimillion-dollar company. 

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Your Kids Are Watching Your Marriage

How is your marriages equipping your kids with the skills they need for interacting with their future spouses? 

Rules and Rebellion

A teen’s resistance can be both hurtful and frightening for parents. And because parents of “good kids” don’t discuss the issue of rebellion, parents struggle with knowing what to do.

Grandparents as Role Models

Grandparents can be role models for their grandchildren. Creative grandparents model morals, gender and values. Grandchildren often look to their grandparents for how life is to be lived.

Fun Family Activities

Activities for those rainy-day blues

Anything You Can Do, My Child Can Do Better

What do you do when you find other children saying real words, while your child is still mumbling indecipherable gobbledygook?

How Does the Majority Rule? (for 4- to 7-year-olds)

Help your children understand the concept of “majority rule”

An Activity to Understand Elections (2- to 3-years-olds)

Teach your toddler about the election process.

Citizenship, Democracy and Your Teen

Talk with your teens about voting.

The Democratic Process and Your Tweens

Help your tweens understand the democratic process.

God’s Word Is True

Some people see the Bible as a great work of literature; some consider it a historical chronicle of the Jews and early Christians, while still others read it as God’s supernatural revelation to humanity. In truth, the Bible is all these things and more. 

Games and Activities for Road Trips

Are you looking for new games to play and activities to do on your next road trip? Look no further. We’ve compiled a number of games and activities that work well in the car. 

Staycation: 7 Cabin Fever Rescues

When cabin fever strikes during your next staycation, here’s a list of ideas to keep your kids entertained, instead of restless and bored. 

Staycation: Family Field Trips

What can you do on a staycation? If there’s one way to cement a meaningful learning experience in the hearts and minds of children, it’s field trips. As in, family field trips. Enrich your family time with low-cost, educational opportunities. 

Find Field-Trip Attractions in Your Area

Get links to U.S. and Canadian attractions that your family can visit.

Relative Peace

How would you describe your last get-together with extended family? Whatever your experiences, you can help promote harmony on an extended family vacation.

Focus on the Family Broadcast

Helping Kids Hide God’s Word in Their Hearts

In remembrance of Gary Smalley, we present this recorded interview in which the best-selling author and relationship expert explains how parents can help their children internalize the truths of the Bible.

Not All Stories Are Created Equal

With so many children’s books available, it’s hard to know where to begin. Consider these principles when deciding which books are appropriate for your child.

Blended Family: Filling the Role of a Parent Who Has Died

While similar in many respects to stepparenting through divorce and remarriage, parenting a child whose biological parent has died carries its own distinctives.

teach appropriate touch

How to Teach Appropriate Touch to Your Kids

Affirm each child as a gift from God and model appropriate touch, even as you let kids know that the areas of their body covered by a bathing suit should be treated with special care.