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Encouraging Your Kids’ Goals When Your Family is Feeling Stuck
These five ways of shifting the momentum in your home can help your family to stop feeling stuck and bring…
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The 7 Traits of Effective Parenting
The 7 Traits of Effective Parenting is a simple framework of seven powerful traits that will help you grow in…
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Should I Stay in My Abusive Marriage for the Kids?
Abusive marriages like Emma’s are more common than many realize. God’s plan for a family never included abuse.
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Help Your Kids Discuss Critical Race Theory through a Christian Worldview
As children interact with Critical Race Theory, parents have the opportunity to help their kids develop their Christian worldview.
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How To Talk With Your Kids about War
You never know how talking about war might unlock a different view or perspective for both you and your kids.
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Frontline Horrors at Your Kids’ Fingertips
The atrocities committed against Israel has highlighted the urgency of parental control over social media. As graphic content and misinformation…
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Learning Styles: Different Kinds of Smart
Recognize the differences in how your children learn.
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4 Truths Homeschooling Moms Need to Know
In the spirit of Titus 2, an older mom shares four truths homeschooling moms need to knowIn the spirit of…
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Sexual Assault and Rape: Help for Teens
Ways to help teens understand or heal from sexual assault and rape.
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Helping Kids Through The Anxiety-Filled Middle School Years
This fall, my oldest daughter starts middle school. In many ways, she’s a confident, talented, and accomplished young lady. In…
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How to Talk to Kids About Divorce and Marital Affairs
A marital affair can be devastating to a family. There is no one easy answer for talking to your kids,…
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9 Ways to Help Children Cope with a Father’s Death
If you know a boy or girl who has dealt with a father’s death, whether recently or some time ago,…
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Beauty in the Brokenness: How God Restores Our Hearts
Kintsugi is the art of repairing something that has been broken with gold, with the understanding that the object is…
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The Opioid Epidemic—How to Keep Your Child from Becoming a Statistic
No family is immune, and sadly, teens are one of the fastest growing segments of opioid abusers. This series will…
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Getting Back to Normal: Changing Your Mindset
These 3 steps can help you change your mindset following the COVID-19 pandemic and start getting back to a more…
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When Children Have Been Abused
Keys for offering the healing experience of meeting your adopted child’s needs, if they’ve been abused.
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Grief and Loss: Knowing When Kids Need to Talk
Take the time to help your children process worry, grief and loss
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How to Help Girls with a Cybersex Addiction
Girls who struggle with pornography will find hope and healing as they learn how to get out of a cybersex…
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Sexual Assault and Rape: Help for Teens
Ways to help teens understand or heal from sexual assault and rape.
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Help for Grandparents Caring for Children In Crisis
Grandparents sometimes have to provide safe and loving homes for grandchildren when their children, the parents of those little ones,…
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Parenting GenZ: The Conversation About Porn
The following excerpt is from “Parenting Gen Z: Guiding Your Child Through a Hostile Culture”
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Sexual Attraction: Guiding Your Son to Respond Well
Has your son recently discovered that his reaction to girls is changing? Sexual attraction is normal. Here’s how you can…
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How to Talk to Your Daughter about Puberty
Your tween girl needs you as she starts to go through physical and emotional changes associated with puberty. Learn how…
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Sexy Too Soon: The Sexualization of Girls
The battle against the sexualization of our children can only be won if we as parents recognize where the battle…
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Talking to Your Son About Puberty
Few words carry more awkwardness and confusion than puberty. However, this is the most critical point in your son’s life….
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What to Do When Young Kids Masturbate
On the scale of uncomfortable things to talk about with your young kids; masturbation hovers around the top. But as…
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Celebrate Lent with Your Kids this Easter
Interesting history, fun activities, and meaningful ways to prepare, reflect, and renew your hearts together.
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Have Faith in God: 9 Bible Verses to Bless Your Kids
Encourage your kids to hold fast to the hope of Christ and to lean on Bible verses like these to…
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Raising a Child of the King: Identity as Children of God
We need to raise children that are aware of God’s love for them and who want to serve Him. As…
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Biblical Tolerance: Compassion for the Lost
Use these age-appropriate activities to help teach kids about biblical tolerance.
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Tips to Guide Your Child’s Spiritual Growth
There is misconception that children should find their faith completely on their own.
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Teach Your Children to Pray Like Hannah
“I know I should teach my children to pray, but I have trouble making time for prayer myself, and does…
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Teaching Your Kids to Read the Bible
Here’s an easy way to teach your kids to dive into God’s Word: show them how to R.E.A.D. the Bible!
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Love One Another
Help kids learning what true, biblical love looks like with these age-appropriate activities.
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25 Bible Verses for Kids to Memorize in Fun Ways
Learning Bible verses can feel daunting. How do you start and what verses should you choose? A list of 25…
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10 Things to Know About Bullying and Cyberbullying
No matter what form bullying or cyberbullying takes, it happens far too often and can have damaging effects.
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5 Tips for Keeping Your Kids’ Phone Time Under Control
Knowing how to approach phone time for your kids can be tricky. So here are some strategies for how to…
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How to Help Girls with a Cybersex Addiction
Girls who struggle with pornography will find hope and healing as they learn how to get out of a cybersex…
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Tech Trends: What Parents Need to Know About TikTok Alternatives
Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few months, you already know that Congress voted in favor of…
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What Parents Should Know about the Metaverse
The metaverse presents an interesting situation for parents. With its introduction, the line between real and virtual is growing blurrier…
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Sexy Too Soon: The Sexualization of Girls
The battle against the sexualization of our children can only be won if we as parents recognize where the battle…
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Tech Trends: AI Cheating, ‘Dumb Phones’ and Teen Slang
This month: how to stop your child from using AI to cheat, why dumb phones might be a smart screen-time…
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When Should Kids Play Video Games?
Answering the question of when should kids play video games can be tricky. Remember to maintain positive communication with your…
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Navigating Inappropriate Media Exposure With Your Kids
Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways. Psalm 119:37
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Jim Daly Intro to StagesDr. Huerta “What’s So Amazing” (Stage 9-12)Dr. Paul Reisser “What to Expect” (Stage 9-12)Helping My Tween Enter The Chaos Of The Teen Years – Dr. Ken WilgusHow To Teach Your Daughters to Find Healthy Friendships – Terra MattsonHow Parents Can Model Healthy Friendships – Terra MattsonHow To Help Our Daughters to Live Out Their Faith – Terra MattsonResponding to Out Kids’ Mistakes – Terra MattsonTeaching Daughters to Be Gracious in a Confusing Culture – Terra MattsonTeaching Daughters to Accept God’s Grace – Terra MattsonResponding to the Lies Daughters Believe – Terra MattsonReframing Words to Encourage Daughters – Terra MattsonBuilding Trust & Modeling Grace – Terra MattsonTeaching Daughters to Process Their Emotions – Terra Mattson
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