Your teen is separating from you; make this transition easier by understanding what’s yours to control and what isn’t.
Parenting
Having a master list of all household-related contacts is a necessity.
How to reach children ages 0-3 with God’s Word
Achieving what is best for your child’s education
When friends and family are distant during the greatest time of need
Tips for family calendars, storage ideas, “office space” for kids and more
What is the next teachable moment or transition in your daughter’s life? How can you add affirmation and encouragement to that moment?
Helping churches include special needs ministry
There are a few key areas where you’ll get the most bang for your buck (and your time and effort).
These two examples show how an influencing parent should respond to a teen.
Sports have so much to teach us about what it means to live well. Yes, good character can be taught in Sunday school, but it is “practiced” on the court, diamond, gridiron and track. Virtues such as tenacity, perseverance, fairness, integrity and responsibility can be developed and strengthened as surely as the muscles and skills …
Here are some factors that can make it tough to validate, nurture and keep your fingers off the “control” button.
How control and responsibility affect the relationship between you and your teen.
If the midweek scavenger hunts have left you searching for a more manageable morning system, here’s a plan of action.
Amid these stories from other parents, you’ll find tips and tools in the areas of schooling, church, balancing the needs of your disabled child and the needs of your other children, coping when your circumstances have become too hard and encouragement in developing friendships.
With our words we will affect the lives of those around us as we speak blessings, not curses, into their lives.
Providing a way for your child to gain an understanding of how his day will go may eliminate some of the undesirable behaviors that tend to rear their ugly heads during transition times.
Many couples would like to start their family, but worry they can’t pull it off financially.
A little humor, a little innovation, a little creativity and, frankly, learning the skill of “letting it go and blowing it off” is a big part of being a happier, more realistic and peaceful mom who works outside the home.
More folks are realizing it is a natural and necessary way of alleviating pain, misunderstandings and of bringing considerable peace of mind for the whole family.