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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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Teaching empathy to your children by teaching them to serve others. This is a little boy comforting his sister.

Teaching Empathy: The Power of Service in Your Family

Parents can create opportunities for their kids to serve and teach them to be aware of the people around them.

Making faith part of everyday life, with a little boy sitting on his mom

Making Faith Part of Everyday Life

There are practical ways to live out Deuteronomy 6.

Close-up of mom smiling as she's hugging her young son

The Myth of the Perfect Mother

Super mom, and all of her perfection is a complete myth. Being “good enough” in God’s eyes is real.

How Fathers Help Kids Grow

When fathers are attentive to their children, they build relationships that encourage healthy child development.

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Fun Ways for Your Family to Practice Praise

Practice praising God as a family, and it will change the way you deal with circumstances and lighten the atmosphere in your home.

Help Your Kids Worship God From the Heart

Little moments in your child’s routine make for great times of worship to God.

Meaningful Time: Do What They Want to Do

A lot of us have limited time to spend with our family. That’s why it’s important to make the most of that time together.

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Mastering Today’s 4 Parenting Styles

Remember, no parenting style is inherently bad or good. Each carries its potential benefits and drawbacks. The key is to be mindful and adaptable, employing the methods that best fit your child’s individual needs and personality.

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Parenting With Intentionality

Intentionality in parenting means making a purposeful decision to spend time connecting with your kids. Intentionality is one of the seven traits for effective parenting.

Affirming Mothers Every Day

Wives and mothers desire expressed and demonstrated respect rather than the mere avoidance of disrespect.

How to Teach Your Kids Patience

Help your kids understand the importance of patience through these age-appropriate activities.

How to Deal With Bullying

How to know if your child is being bullied, and what to do if your child is the one bullying others.

Is It Normal for a Toddler to Touch Themselves?

It’s normal to be concerned about your toddler’s behavior especially when it drifts into the realm of sexuality and physical appearance. Learn how to respond with understanding and boundaries to your toddler’s behavior.

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How to Help Your Perfectionist Child

The signs of perfectionism can appear in your child’s behaviors, emotions, and thoughts. Learn how to pair practical steps with emotional investment.

4 parenting styles

4 Parenting Styles and Effective Child Discipline

How do you get your children to obey, and what should you do when they won’t?

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Grow Together in Faith With Family Prayer

Praying as a family can be much more than a bedtime ritual.

Older brother apologizing to upset sister

Discipline Their Words

Give kids tools that will help them discipline their tongue so they stop name-calling, gossiping, sassing and saying hurtful words.

Prevent the Sexualization of Your Daughter

The sexualization of young girls has numerous effects on mental health, identity, and sexuality. However, as a a parent, you can positively shape your daughter’s development throughout the critical ages and stages of her life.

Mother hugging her son and daughter, affirming her sexual identity

Reinforce Your Child’s Sexual Identity

Help children understand that their sexual identity is an indelible part of who God created them to be.

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Personality Differences: Conquering Chores Together

Learn to navigate communicating the importance of doing chores to your kids and form your perspective on how chores can impact your family.