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How Not To Let Past Relationships Affect Your Marriage

Ghosts from the past can create intimacy wedges in remarriage. Learning to recognize your ghosts and manage them is one path to increase your marital confidence and intimacy.

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Helping Our Kids Grow and Keep a Positive Mindset

Today’s kids face new challenges and ask questions our kids didn’t have to two decades ago. But God has provided every answer and truth to help them have a positive mindset and turn adversity into an adventure.

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Why Read the Bible Aloud as a Family?

“Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.” —1 Timothy 4:13

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Motherhood During The Teen Years Is Not Easy

An open letter to moms of teens on Mother’s Day.

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New Parenting Styles? Parent With Intentionality

Dolphin, Elephant, Free-range? Why settle for just one?

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How to Prevent Sexual Exploitation of Your Child

Do America’s children need a fully-equipped rescue team to combat child sexual exploitation? Tim Tebow says yes. Here’s why.

A young boy looks sad and frustrated while sitting apart from his parents, who are engaged in a tense discussion, illustrating challenges in disciplining kids in blended families.

Blended Families: Finding Common Ground in Disciplining Your Children

In blended families, conflicts often run deeper than the surface issues. Letting go of the past and establishing trust through open communication is vital to building a healthy marriage and family.

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The Power Of A Father’s Apology

Whether your children are fully grown, or still crawling on your lap, the power of an apology can transform your relationship.

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How to Let Go and Support Your Son’s Marriage

Releasing your son to be the man and husband God created him to be, is hard, but can be one of your greatest blessings.

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How To Make Father’s Day Feel Less Awkward

Father’s Day is awkward for those who either don’t have a father or who are estranged from their father.

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A Parent’s Guide to ‘Sadfishing’: What You Need to Know

I have three teens, two daughters (13 and 15) and a son (17). And if you’re in a similar boat, you probably have experienced some drama from time to time.

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Experience the Easter Story in a New Way with a Traditional Passover Meal

The Seder (pronounced “say-der”) is the religious ceremony that tells the story of Passover. It’s a ­family-oriented ritual where everyone gathers around the table for a service that may include a meal.

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How Overwhelmed Parents Make Time For God’s Word

With so many distractions, staying focused on God’s Word requires intentional effort, but it doesn’t have to be hard.

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AI “Bad Science” Videos Promote Conspiracy Theories for Kids–And More

Each month, Plugged In publishes a blog with the latest technology and social media trends.

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Sibling Squabbles – Navigating the Challenges of Sibling Rivalry

Sibling conflict is unavoidable. It’s just part of life with young humans whose “life-giving skills are still developing,” Cartmell explains. But that conflict can have benefits.

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How to Handle Stress in Your Children

While the cause of stress in your children depends on a variety of influences, you can provide hope and support through security and comfort.

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How Disciplining Children Creates Happy Childhoods

These simple ways of disciplining your children enables other adults to see past your children’s behavior and enrich their lives.

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Your Homeschooled Kids’ Keys to College: Record Keeping

Keeping professional records during your homeschooler’s high school years can help them gain admittance to college.

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Four Truths To Empower Mom When Homeschooling Is Tough

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

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Build a Great Relationship With Your Child

It’s easy to fall into the trap of settling into a routine of all the things we do for our kids, and assume we are parenting well.