Anger can be a normal, and necessary part of your child’s development. He’s trying to express needs, trying to control his environment, and trying to become independent. He’s also trying your nerves!
Respect
Help your tween grow into a thoughtful young adult by prioritizing your relationship rather than simply listing rules.
How do you help your children care for others?
How do we prepare our kids to be “shrewd as serpents, and harmless as doves” when they serve? How do we teach them to discern how to give and serve with widsom?
A clever idea changed my perspective on my kids and household duties.
Finding volunteer opportunities for your kids is a good way to teach them compassion and stewardship as part of their service to God.
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.
How can you as a parent practically instill principles of selfless love and sacrifice in your child?
Teens with a stepmom or stepdad need help learning how to manage the emotions surrounding a new stepfamily and how to adjust to having a stepparent and stepsiblings.
Help your son make sense of the confusion puberty can cause.
I never want my children to count their blessings in lieu of reaching out.
Allow your teen’s feelings to touch you, and then help him see that you truly understand his feelings.
Avoid power struggles by getting on the same team as your teen.
Four habits to avoid in family disagreements with your teens
Here are eight ideas to calm your child.
Not all personality clashes result from opposite personalities between parent and child. Here are other factors to consider.
Is your teen on the track to a meaningful future? Are you finding out what a joy it can be to help a young person make the most of how God has wired him or her?
Sensory preference has a big influence on success or failure in school and in the choice of a career.
Releasing your grip on the circumstances in your life and the lives of others is healthy for everyone.