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Parenting Techniques

Why Do Right?

Kids may not initially comprehend the importance of doing what is right, so parents can help them better understand that moral choices are good for them.

Life Skills Checklist

Use this checklist to help prepare your teens for independence.

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Help Your Child Eat Healthy

Help your kids want to eat better so they’ll be prepared for a successful day.

The Value of Integrity

You can encourage your teens to not only tell the truth, but also value integrity.

So Your Teen’s Going to Prom … Now What?

Tips for parents about prom preparation and insights.

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Connecting With Your Emotional Teens

When you have an emotional teen, there are three things that your teen may need from you.

Encouraging Your Child’s Smarts

Learn about eight “smarts” that will help you recognize your children’s interests and abilities and help you strengthen them.

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Why Kids Need Healthy Fats

Even when you need to cut fat from your diet, you may want to increase healthy fats in your child’s diet. Learn why.

Why Your Child Needs Water

Dehydration can be a serious problem for children, especially when they don’t recognize that they need more liquids. 

Are You Ready to Go?

Learn new ways to help your kids take responsibility for getting ready to leave the house on time and with what they need to take with them.

From Pen Pals to Friends

Two girls formed a bond that spanned the miles — a bond that knew no bounds when one girl fell ill. Their friendship, a connection started through Clubhouse’s pen pal program, became a godsend for their families when crisis hit.

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Four Sports Lessons . . . That You Don’t Want Your Kids to Learn

Sometimes all the lessons kids learn through sports aren’t positive. Here are some tips to help you avoid the negative lessons. 

7 Ways Your Kids Can Connect With God

Many Christian parents assume that their way of connecting with God is the way their children should connect with Him. But your child may connect with God very differently than you.

When Teens Experience Empathy

Help teens change the way they see their place in the world and help them understand what it means to meet the needs of others so they can grow in empathy.

Grace Is Enough

Do Your Teens Know That Grace Is Enough?

Do good, and you’ll be OK. Do more, and you’ll be saved. That’s what many teens think, but it’s not what God wants them to know.

The Real Mission of Jesus

As your teens prepare to enter the world, help them recognize the real mission that Jesus modeled for us.

Kids Who Worry

When you help your kids ask the right questions, you give them a tool to overcome worry and grow in empathy.

Kid-Business Brainstorming

Guide your child toward home business success

Sibling Cooperation

Yes, siblings can get along. Here are some tips for training your children to support each other and treat each other well.

Money-Savvy Kid

When your tweens want money to buy extras, you can encourage them to find opportunities for earning money.