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Teach Kids About Money

Learn what to do to teach your kids about their finances, your giving of allowances and more.

Impaired driving includes teens who text at the wheel

Impaired Driving in Teens: Solutions Start With Love and Education

For parents, few things are as scary as the day we stand in the driveway and watch our teenaged children drive off in a car, alone, for the first time. But more unsettling is the first time they drive away with another teen.

Help your family make entertainment and media choices

Instill Biblical Principles for Entertainment and Media Choices

The Bible is full of passages to help us navigate the culture. How can you help your children think biblically about topics like entertainment?

Having dinner together as a family nourishes your child's body and soul

Dinner: Nourish Your Family … As a Family

There’s plenty of evidence that making dinner together a family priority is definitely worth the effort.

young mother sitting next to a Christmas Tree holding her knees Grieving

Coping With Christmas After Losing a Child

Dreading the holidays after losing a child is normal.

Finances for teens teaches smart money habits early

Simple Keys to Launch a Financially Fit Teen

Does your teen grasp the reality of money matters? Four practical ways to get your teens financially fit

How can you help your child make good friends?

Help Your Child Make Good Friends

Teach children that making friends starts with being one.

Set aside divorce differences

Set Aside Divorce Differences for the Kids

Learning how to manage Christmas after divorce can be overwhelming and devastating. Explore this story of overcoming divorce differences.

Little girl watching Wicked Part 1 eating popcorn she is mesmerized.

Wicked Part 1: Navigating Magic and Witchcraft in Movies

One of the biggest entertainment questions we get at Plugged In is the intersection of magic and witchcraft.

making cookies with mommy. Little girl and her mom excited making cookies together

Christmas Activities That Focus on Jesus

Are you looking for ideas to help keep your children focused on the reason for the Christmas season?

Sharing toys is a learned skill

Sharing Toys

Encourage your children to share their belongings with others.

Christmas on a budget, this little blonde boy is playing with a car

Christmas on a Budget: 9 Easy Money-Saving Holiday Tips

This could be your best Christmas ever.

Prepare siblings like this little girl to welcome a newborn baby brother.

How to Prepare Siblings for the New Baby

Getting ready for a new baby can be fun and exciting. Help prepare siblings to welcome the new member in the family without rivalry.

The holidays can be filled with family and some conflict

Handling Holiday Conflict with Family

Walk through tough holiday times with your children to show them how to handle conflict between extended family.

How does a parent respond when their teen daughter is having sex

What to Do if Your Teenage Daughter is Having Sex

Learning that your teenage daughter is having sex can likely leave you with more questions than answers. Following the initial wave of emotions and panic, you might ask yourself: How did I not know about this? What do I do now?

Painful times for our kids are often when faith grows

Faith Grows in Hard Places — Even for Kids

Help kids see that God works through pain and suffering in their and other people’s lives.

Why does God allow suffering?

Why Does God Allow Suffering?

To answer the question: Why does God allow suffering?, you and your children will need some logic, communication, and patience, as well as an understanding of God’s wisdom and the Bible.

Celebrate Advent with kids and the whole family

Advent for Your Kids

Advent is a fun, faith-filled way to keep the family focused on Jesus throughout Christmas. Learn how to make Advent for your kids!

Young girl taking a selfie with her dog.

Tech Trends: Should I Get My Kid a Phone for Christmas?

There’s a lot of peer pressure to have a phone as young eight years old. Before you buy you buy your child a phone this year, here’s some thoughts to consider.

Three generations of a family gathered at the dinner table for a Thanksgiving dinner

A Vital Message of Thanksgiving to a Divided Nation

The Revolutionary Roots of Thanksgiving in America