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4 Ways to Wrap Up This School Year Well

As you and your family prepare for the summer ahead, here are four solid ways to finish strong this school year and build momentum.

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The Shoe Rule: Teaching Kids Responsibility Through Family Rules

What started as a rule to get our kids to put away their shoes grew into a good example of how doing right was a much better choice than doing what was convenient.

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Parenting Is More Than Behavior Modification

If we were to stop and scan the scriptures for advice on parenting, one of the themes that would stick out is that God is concerned about the state of our hearts, rather than simply behavior modification.

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7 Tips For How To Recover From Toddler Stage Burnout

There is no getting around it: Bringing up a toddler requires a seemingly limitless supply of time and energy. Here are seven ways to fight burnout when you have a busy toddler in the house.

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Countering the Culture of Entitlement

How to help kids live faithfully in a land of plenty

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10 Ways To Raise Kids To Be Contributors

Here are 10 ways to raise your kids as contributors to the world around them and to make a difference in the lives of others.

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A Parent’s Guide to Finding Help for Developmental Delays

Parenting a child with developmental delays can be challenging. The good news is that help is available for your child.

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Hang In There, Parents!

2020 was a challenging year for all of you parents out there. But look at all of the obstacles you’ve bravely overcome.

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Bible Verses About the Importance of Grandparents

The Bible emphasizes the importance of grandparents. It is vital that grandparents be involved in the lives of their grandchildren.

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Being an Authoritative Parent

Authoritative parenting values the relationship with their son or daughter while valuing the development of their child. The New Year is a great time to focus on implementing this parenting style in your life.

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5 Ways to Overcome Holiday Stress This Christmas

The holidays can be a stressful time. Here are 5 ways to overcome holiday stress this year.

Blended Family

The Dad He Didn’t Have to Be: Bonding as a Blended Family

A last wish, a willing heart, and a little time together have bonded my blended family.

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To the 2020 Moms

To the 2020 Moms,You did it. You had your baby during a worldwide pandemic and shutdown. You attended birthing classes via Zoom. You delivered and trusted your newborn with people whose faces you still haven’t seen. You navigated an ever-changing school format with your kids. You became a teaching assistant, substitute teacher, teacher, principal, and …

Mom and Daughter Writing Memoir Together to Leave as a Family Legacy

Your Story Matters: How to Write a Memoir That Leaves a Family Legacy

Every person has a story – and that story matters! Sharing our stories with our families and others around us can be a powerful way to share our faith and encourage others in their own lives.

Foster Family

7 Ways Your Family Can Support an Adoptive or Foster Family

Families who have fostered or adopted a child need the love and support of other families in the community around them. It’s critical to support these foster and adoptive families for the family to succeed and thrive in the faces of these new joys and challenges. Here are 7 ways to support a foster or …

Single Parent During the Holidays

When the Holidays Hurt: 3 Ways Single Parents Can Cope

When your family is broken, the holidays hurt. Here are three ways single parents can cope during the holiday season.

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New Traditions to Replace Lost Holidays

For the sake of your blended family, don’t give up! Learn how to create new memories, when you don’t get the luxury of old traditions.

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Expecting the Unexpected: Living With Expectancy Rather Than Expectations

Creating expectations of how life should go can open our hearts up to disappointment. However, if we live with anticipation and expectancy of what is to come, and what God is doing in our lives, we can experience greater joy in the journey.

Teen girl experiencing peer pressure after saying no to her friends.

3 Ways to Help Your Child Deal With Peer Pressure

Peer pressure is real. Help your kids spot peer pressure, gain tools to deal with it, and be strong enough to deal with someone’s reaction to hearing “no.”

Dad and son working together planting a tree

What Does the Bible Say About Work?

God created us to work. Discover what the Bible says about work and how to teach your children about its importance.