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Teach Kids Life Is Sacred

One way to help kids understand the value life from the start is to use these practical ideas to teach them that life, in and of itself, is sacred.

When Should Your Child Get a Cellphone?

Kids want cellphones to connect with peers, build friendships and find a sense of belonging. When is the best time for them to get their first mobile device?

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.

Young boy and his dad washing a window with a sponge and squeegee

Entitled to Be Thankful

One way to keep kids from feeling entitled is to encourage gratitude as your children’s first response.

Mom talking with teen daughter

Talking Abstinence With Your Teen

Clearly articulating our expectations regarding abstinence helps teens understand its importance.

What is Abstinence

What Is Abstinence? Conversations with Our Kids

Abstinence is a difficult topic to discuss with your kids. However, it’s an important conversation to have as your children continue to develop. Consider your approach to these conversations.

Teens and Sexual Harassment

Find out how to help your teens understand where flirting ends and harassment begins.

Life Skills Checklist

Use this checklist to help prepare your teens for independence.

Teen girl learning guitar in classroom

Motivating Teens to Achieve

The root of a person’s motivation lies in his or her passion . . . and the same is true for a teen.

Risks Teens Take

What can parents do when their teens think they’re invincible and don’t consider the life-changing consequences?

Four teen girls posing outside on a Fall day. One stands separately in the foreground smiling, the others look disapproving.

The Wrong Crowd?

Peers play a large role in a teen’s life. Helping them discern how friends influence them can give them a more successful experience.

“The Least of These” and Your Teens

Lead your teen into meaningful action.

The Value of Christian Friends

Teens tend to attract friends who share similar values, and you can encourage them to do so.

The Value of Integrity

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

Connect on Their Terms

Making time for your teen’s interests, even when it’s inconvenient, is important in your ongoing relationship.

Pensive teen boy sitting in rain splattered car

Connecting With Your Emotional Teens

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

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Are You and Your Teen BFFs?

As their parent, you need to find the balance between being your child’s friend and being her parent.

Teenage boy sits staring at his laptop screen

Caught in the Web

Consider parenting your teens in a way that will keep their online lives healthy, too.

Mom giving her smiling teen son an affectionate side hug

What Do Teens Really Want?

Learn what teens most value. It may surprise you!

Risk Takers

Helping teen boys determine the difference between a risk worth take and a bad-decision risk.