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Families are in crisis this back-to-school season

Urgent Need: As the back-to-school season begins, families are facing mounting pressure—tough choices, cultural confusion, and strained relationships.

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The Life of a Super Dad

It takes more than super strength to be a super dad. Strong dads serve their families everyday.

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Can Your Kids Bring Their Faith to School?

Did you know the majority of students in the United States spend at least six hours per day in school? That’s a lot of time, and it presents a unique challenge to Christian students who spend that time in an environment that’s completely different than—or even contradicts—what they learn at home and at church. In …

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Stay Connected to Your Family Through Journals

Contributor journals are an easy, fun way to stay connected to your family.

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How to Connect with 16-18 Year Olds

As parents, we deal with the tension between providing freedom and boundaries for our teens. Focus on finding routines and habits that can help you better connect with your teens. Look out for things they enjoy or opportunities to develop a skill or interest. Finally, continue to take an interest in your teen’s interests. Ask …

How Dads Can Connect with Their Children

How Dads Can Connect With Their Children

As a dad, you have the ability to positively influence your kids and establish lasting connections. When your kids grow from each age and stage, you can grow your connection with them too! Explore these ideas to cultivating your relationships with your children.

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Do Your Kids Know How to Handle Their Emotions?

The emotional health of children in our culture may be declining. Here’s what you can do for your kids.

Raising Dream Chasers

You can help your kids develop the fundamental character qualities they need to be successful.

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How to Pray for Your Daughter

Prayer is the battleground where we align our hearts with God’s on behalf of our daughters.

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How to Encourage Your Kids to Do What’s Right

Here are five ways you can encourage your children to do what’s right and raise them to value and demonstrate integrity.

Fun Ways for You to Instill Virtues in Your Children

Want to instill virtues in your children but struggle over how to do it without resorting to lectures? Courtney DeFeo has come up with enjoyable ways to get through to your kids with life-changing values.

Why Your Kids Need Intentional Parents

Intentional parenting just means having a plan

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Complicated Attachment Dynamics

There are several reasons that attachment between children and their caregivers may be disrupted. Here, the natural and environmental risks to forming secure attachment, and the consequences, are discussed.

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Attachment and Adoption

Adoption may create a situation in which parent-child attachment is a challenge. In this article, parents can learn some principles and strategies for encouraging attachment in an adopted child.

Manhood Is Not the Problem: Teach Your Sons to Be Men

Teaching our boys to be men is not dangerous, and we fathers should not shrink from this essential task.

How to Be Intentional About Raising Christ Followers

Rhett H. Wilson gives parents five ways to guide kids to become devoted Christ-followers.

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Celebrate Religious Freedom and God’s Love

Students are celebrating their religious freedom and reflecting God’s love by bringing their Bibles to school

A Family’s Unexpected Togetherness in the Wilderness

Time in the wilderness helped draw Jim Daly’s family closer together in unexpected ways.

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Lifewise: Rethinking Retirement

As we reach retirement age, the temptation is to think our time is finally our own. But what if God has something else in mind for us during this new life stage?

How You Can Help Your Teens Live Out Their Faith

Teens may need our help to live out their beliefs in the real world. Here are some ideas for helping them.

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Getting Kids to Listen

Find little ways to encourage your children to listen and obey.