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Lifewise Activities: Finding the Right Fit as a Volunteer

Of all the elements that contribute to a positive volunteering experience, perhaps the most important is “fit.”

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Teaching Kids About Christmas

Veggie Tales and What’s in the Bible? creator Phil Vischer explains how parents can help children understand and celebrate the true meaning behind Christmas.

Understanding Attachment Challenges in Adoptive Families

Understanding Attachment Challenges in Adoptive Families

Author Shannon Guerra offers help to parents struggling to cultivate a bond with their adopted children. She also suggests ways we can support adoptive families.

Praying for Fish

When a daughter’s prayer challenges a father’s heart

Here's how to share with your child how are babies born

How Are Babies Born?

Talking about how a baby is born with your young child can set the stage for future conversations about God’s wonderful plans for marriage, sex and family.

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Raising Kids of Character (Part 2 of 2)

Parents often don’t have a plan for addressing and correcting their children’s undesirable behavior. Dr. Todd Cartmell discusses practical tools parents can use and outlines a three-step process that can help transform their interactions with their kids. (Part 2 of 2)

Rebuilding Your Relationship With Your Children After a Divorce

Divorce is difficult for children. Confusion and hurt can often lead to resentment and emotional separation between kids and parents.

Older sister tightly hugging brother around the neck. Both are laughing.

Siblings Can Learn to Be Kind to One Another

Raise kids who treat each other with kindness

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Mothering With Justice and Mercy

How a gentle approach can help your kids want to do what is right

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Raising Kids of Character (Part 1 of 2)

Parents often don’t have a plan for addressing and correcting their children’s undesirable behavior. Dr. Todd Cartmell discusses practical tools parents can use and outlines a three-step process that can help transform their interactions with their kids. (Part 1 of 2)

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Letting Go of “Perfect”

In a message based on her book No More Perfect Moms: Learn to Love Your Real Life, Jill Savage encourages moms to find relief from performance anxiety by allowing themselves, and their loved ones, the freedom to make mistakes.

The Gift of Self-Denial That Leads to Gratitude

You might be surprised at how self-denial actually leads to gratitude.

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When My Kid Doesn’t Like Your Kid

Explore these three ways to help your child navigate challenging peer relationships. Then, you can help them develop positive and healthy friendships.

Your Kids Can Avoid Negative Thinking Traps

Dwelling on truth will help your child make wiser choices and discover better solutions to the challenges she faces.

How Does My Child Learn?

A child’s personality and learning preference must be balanced with the reality that some skills take practice and aren’t fun. 

Mothering When Life Gets Hard

Kara Tippetts on shepherding the hearts of our children amid the stress of life.

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Guiding Your Young Adult to a Vibrant Faith

Dan Dupee offers encouragement and practical help to parents who are anxious to see their young adult children live out a vibrant Christian faith in a discussion based on his book, It’s Not Too Late: The Essential Part You Play in Shaping Your Teen’s Faith.

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Making the Most of Teachable Moments

Author Kara Durbin describes how parents can take advantage of ordinary, everyday situations to instill biblical values and character in their children.

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Understanding Teen Depression and Suicide (Part 2 of 2)

Best-selling author Dr. Gregory Jantz offers practical advice for helping parents whose teens may be dealing with depression. (Part 2 of 2)

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Understanding Teen Depression and Suicide (Part 1 of 2)

Best-selling author Dr. Gregory Jantz offers practical advice for helping parents whose teens may be dealing with depression. (Part 1 of 2)