Here are three ways parents encourage their kids to misbehave.
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If your kids ever wonder, “What does God look like?” send them to me. I’ve seen His hands. I’ve seen them all my life – on an Iowa couple named George and Ruth. Before I could even read, I watched those hands empty bedpans, prepare sponge baths and feed Ruth’s elderly mother. During my teen …
God doesn’t expect parents to get everything right. But He expects us to keep trying!
Finding volunteer opportunities for your kids is a good way to teach them compassion and stewardship as part of their service to God.
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Helping our kids deal with harmful cultural messages
We can engage our teens by caring about what matters to them.
A Wireless New World My husband is a college student. Since he’s about a decade older than the average freshman, he has an interesting combination of insider and outsider perspectives on campus life. One phenomenon he finds fascinating is walking from one class to another and watching groups of people walking and talking. But not …
The adoption journey is resplendent with unforeseen detours, mountaintop experiences, formidable challenges — and magnificent views of God’s grace all along the way. Without preparation, this journey can be more than challenging. With awareness and planning, the journey can be one that promotes growth, blessings and healing for all involved. Here are a few things …
Try using this activity to teach your kids that God wants us to be part of His family.
How do you set effective boundaries that build character and establish a proper relationship with your teen?
Try using this activity to teach your kids that sin separates us from God.
Try using this activity to teach your kids about the existence of God.
Attachment is the affectional tie between two people.
This clever discipline method is less exhausting and more successful than ranting, raving, blaming, pleading, begging or threatening.
This may be the holiday season to do what brings you comfort. Choose to be around people you can count on to understand your sorrow, people who offer the support you need to get through the season.
How do you get your toddler over this frustrating step?
Now is the time for you to realize the incredible impact you can have on your child, helping him or her come to Christ and grow in that relationship.
The respect you show for each birth parent’s intrinsic value and humanity will boost your child’s own self-respect.
Young people with an itch for fame should be encouraged not only to excel at something, but also to care for something more than themselves.